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Both sides must find compromise

Opinion: The dramatically transformed political landscape created by Tuesday’s election puts a heavy burden


Will defeat change Dems?

Opinion: The cynic in me says that Democrats will learn nothing from the midterm election. They not only took


“Outsourced’ a hit

Opinion: By John Feffer OtherWords The unemployment rate remains near double digits and many Americans


Cover birth control

Opinion: San Jose Mercury News: Can you believe there’s even a debate about whether birth control should be


Double time for tricks and treats

Opinion: Double time for tricks and treats We love Halloween. Imag- ine our surprise, once again, to find


2010 brings record flood of regulation

Opinion: By James Gattuso and Diane Katz Heritage Foundation Regulation ranked high among this year’s


The people speak

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Michael Duke is the Big Wally of Walmart. As CEO of the low-wage


Gridlock around the corner

Opinion: The Republican electoral wave that rolled across America on Tuesday was propelled by two powerful


Voters tell schools to manage with the tax dollars they have

Editorial: Although four school districts in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties failed Tuesday to


Liberals, take note of the election

Opinion: WASHINGTON Unwilling to delay until tomorrow mistakes that could be made immediately, Democrats


DE SOUZA: What are voters thinking?

Opinion: We can now add the re-election of a criminally indicted officeholder and the thousands of votes cast for a former congressman with a federal prison record to the annals of political corruption in the Mahoning Valley.

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Mideast peace talks doomed

Opinion: JERUSALEM On the Mamilla Mall, on a balmy fall evening, a group of Israelis and tourists swayed to


Was it a new deal or a raw deal?

Opinion: Guess who said the following: “We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever


Extend the Bush tax cuts

Opinion: For newly empowered congressional Republicans, priority one must be an extension of the Bush tax


Timidity reigns in America

Opinion: By Neal Gabler Los Angeles Times Americans like to think of themselves as bold. It was boldness