Opinion and Editorial

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Freezing assets of dictators is first step in punishment

Editorial: Civil war-torn Libya is the rich- est country in Africa because of its oil, and the wealth of the


Priest gave a lifetime of service

Opinion: Priest gave a lifetime of service Our community has lost a great man of faith: Father William J.


Shootings near YSU raise many questions

Opinion: Six young men under the age of 23. Six young men, whose bad judgment and poor choices will alter


A sales tax holiday

Opinion: El Dorado (Ark.) News-Times: The Arkansas House of Representatives (recently) voted 90-3 in favor of


Census shows area losing population

Opinion: When the U.S. Census releases its 2010 population numbers for Ohio next week, it’s not going to be pretty for Mahoning and Trumbull counties.


End fiscal lunacy

Opinion: By Peter Goldmark Newsday It takes a lot to get me really mad — but I am deeply angry at the


Another Republican revolution, against women’s right to choose

Editorial: Most of the media attention given in recent weeks to the effects of increased Republican margins in


Vouchers aren’t the solution

Opinion: Vouchers aren’t the solution A Vindicator article about a recent voucher problem quoted Gov.


Obama a passive president

Opinion: WASHINGTON For a man who won office talking about change we can believe in, Barack Obama can be a


Seeking a middle ground

Opinion: Seeking a middle ground Dayton Daily News: If the debate about collective bargaining is about


Best courts money can buy

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords When corporate executives needed a political favor, they used to run


Speaker’s proposal has merit

Opinion: Muskogee (Okla.) Phoenix: We have long said there are too many non-violent inmates housed in our


Delphi retirees deserved better

Opinion: Delphi retirees deserved better I have no idea how many people saw the recent Bruce Gump and Mary


Should illegal immigrants count?

Opinion: Making the intellectual link between slavery and illegal immigration isn’t hard. Considering the


Hubbard’s top cop should reveal the details of illness

Editorial: Because the medical records of public employees are exempt from the state law designed to make