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Roe v. Wade is a blot on our nation

Opinion: When the leadership of the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives decided as their


Kasich takes on lobbyists

Opinion: COLUMBUS You could call this the lobbyist season down at the Statehouse. Or maybe the advocacy


A peppery musical honor

Opinion: Along with my not so standard breakfast of a banana, blueberries, bran and orange juice, not milk, I


Racetrack proposal is iffy

Opinion: The announcement of a proposed $300 million horse racetrack, resort and possibly a casino with slot


Let’s pursue real health-care reform

Opinion: Ohio’s unemployment rate hovers near 10 percent and in eastern and southeastern Ohio, we continue to


Netanyahu asks Obama to free Jonathan Pollard

Opinion: The (Gloversville, N.Y.) Leader-Herald : Jonathan Pollard, an American citizen, has been imprisoned


Ode to the public library

Opinion: Ode to the public library How can Ohio’s public li- braries and librarians help you with your


Internet enables incivility

Opinion: Is our political speech really more bitter and poisonous than it’s ever been? No, though it’s


A very hot year

Opinion: By William A. COLLINS OtherWords It wasn’t long ago that climate change was all the rage.


Will Mahoning Valley hear the words ‘And they’re off!’?

Editorial: There are many questions sur- rounding the proposed horse-racing track, resort and casino that need


US should lower economic white flag

Opinion: By Harold L. SIRKIN McClatchy-Tribune America’s politicians have bequeathed the next generation


Political hubris is evident

Opinion: WASHINGTON It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, and in a recent speech that seemed like


There are good and bad nursing homes; be alert, ask questions

Opinion: There are good and bad nursing homes; be alert, ask questions There have been at least two


High-tech health-care reform

Opinion: High-tech health-care reform Los Angeles Times: Healthsense, a technology company based just


Gift of wilderness must be kept

Opinion: By Mike Matz McClatchy-Tribune When most Americans hear the words “public lands” they think of