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Governor’s mansion saga continues

Opinion: Well, thank goodness, we all know where Gov.-elect John Kasich plans to hang his hat at night.

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Petraeus operates on hope

Opinion: As President Barck Obama was rolling out his Afghan policy review, I had the chance to visit U.S. forward-operating bases in the Taliban heartland and to interview Gen. David Petraeus.

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A health-care revolution

Opinion: A health-care revolution Cleveland Plain Dealer: If health care reform weren’t such a


Blame Boehner, not Pelosi

Opinion: Blame Boehner, not Pelosi I write in response to the Dec. 18 editorial “Valley should stand up in


An insult could become a compliment, depending on who’s making it

Opinion: In the Dec. 12 Vindicator, Don L. Hanni III questions my ethics and integrity concerning the


Nothing wrong with WTC brand

Opinion: Nothing wrong with WTC brand Last Sunday, Bertram de Souza chose to state the naming of the


The Vindy and the Valley — sustaining a vitality

Opinion: On Christmas Eve, we dropped off the first installment of Valley kindheartedness to Chris and Steven


Season greetings abound

Opinion: From a lump of coal, to a gaseous repartee, to a bon voyage, readers warmed the cockles of this


Medicine for mendicants

Opinion: WASHINGTON The nation’s menu of crises caused by governmental malpractice may soon include states


Gov. Strickland leaving office with Ohio on road to recovery

Editorial: “There is much we must leave unfinished. But I know this. The foundation of Ohio is stronger now


Obama’s move to the center necessary

Opinion: The fallout from the recent debate over extending the Bush tax cuts has helped President Barack


The First Christmas

Editorial: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the


What we do and why

Editorial: There is a temptation to say that we overdo Christmas. That’s an almost all-compassing we, not the


Christmas brings joy, solace

Opinion: We live in a time of uncertainty. Many of the expectations that have guided our lives through the


Don’t count Strickland out

Opinion: Ted Strickland’s term as governor ends in a couple of weeks, but he has no plans to leave public