Opinion and Editorial

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Accountability at every level encourages classroom results

Editorial: There is an old saying that to every complex problem there is a solution that is clear, simple ...


Islamists in the wings

Opinion: From the American perspective, the transition now underway in Egypt confirms John Kenneth


Xenophobia rules in Russia

Opinion: By Charles King and Rajan Menon Los Angeles Times If current demographic trends continue,


Call it ‘sitcom’ diplomacy

Opinion: By Firoozeh Dumas Los Angeles Times When my family moved to the United States from Iran in 1972,


Property owners pay enough

Opinion: Property owners pay enough Once again candidates for public office tell us before the election


Broken tail light initiative

Opinion: Here’s an aspect of last Sunday’s deadly party fight that should worry residents of the city of


‘You’re damn right I ordered the raises’

Opinion: The business of public employment is taking a beating — around the country, in Columbus and even


Gains, Marsico wrong in granting pay raises

Editorial: Mahoning County commission- ers have to do more than just give Prosecutor Paul Gains and Engineer


Reagan deserving of honor

Opinion: By Dr. MARK HENDRICKSON Special to The Vindicator It is fitting that we are pausing to remember


Justice demands another trial

Editorial: Justice demands another trial There is no doubt that the trials of Christopher Anderson, 43, are


Late fees get GOP attention

Opinion: COLUMBUS It’s been about a year since the public outcry over late fees on driver’s licenses and


Too many prisoners

Opinion: Too many prisoners Toledo Blade: Ohio’s prisons house nearly 51,000 inmates — one-third more than


Mubarak falls; now comes the hard part of restructuring

Editorial: Hundreds of thousands of peo- ple demonstrating in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square for 18 days


Senate slow to confirm judges

Opinion: The news release the other day from Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn was all high fives


This isn’t the time for raises

Opinion: This isn’t the time for raises Is Paul Gains out of his mind? Raises for his employees when there