DANA MILBANK: Charm offensive of Washington Spring has its limits
WASHINGTON -- It's week two of the president's charm offensive, and already there is dissension... More
- Washington Post Writers Group
Opinion
We live in the real world, not Wall Street
I received a piece of fantasy mail from Virginia today, saying that Ohio "big labor" is somehow... More
ALONG THE WAY: Mike Sever
Township residents in Portage County have reported hearing a loud "boom" on several occasions.... More
Our View: Severance tax on drilling deserves support
The Ohio legislature should support Gov. John Kasich's proposal to modestly boost the severance... More
Deroy Murdock: GOP leaders need courage and stagecraft
NEW YORK -- Courage, leadership and stagecraft: These active ingredients would help congressional... More
- Scripps Howard News Service
Liberal press seeks to demean Catholic Church
Dan Thomasson's recent column, "Vatican must put an end to scandals," made some surprising... More
New traffic signal posts out of place in Ravenna
These new traffic signal posts going up in downtown Ravenna sure stand out, almost like something... More
Pat Buchanan: Cut commitments abroad instead of military muscle
In that year of happy memory, 1972, George McGovern, the Democratic nominee, declared he would... More
- Creators Syndicate
OUR VIEW: Ensure Turnpike funds aid Northern Ohio
The legislation that would have the state of Ohio issuing bonds backed by Ohio Turnpike revenues... More
Signs of civility emerging in Washington
WASHINGTON -- Hey, patriots. Washington is getting back to basics. For the first time in 21... More
- Scripps Howard News Service
ALONG THE WAY: A Kent to Mogadore Reservoir trail?
In the great ideas department, here's one I heard this past week. Mike Kostensky, a Brimfield... More
- David Dix
Our View: Partners in progress reshaping Kent
When Secretary of Trans- portation Ray LaHood visited Kent in July 2010 to celebrate plans for... More
Marc Kovac: Thumbs down to Ohio Senate decision against broadcasting
COLUMBUS -- Two big thumbs up to State Rep. Ron Amstutz and the Republican leaders of the Ohio... More
- Record-Courier Capital Bureau
Betsy Hart: Admitting we can't control how our lives end
I listened with fascination to the news story this week about a nurse at a retirement home in... More
- Scripps Howard News Service
CHRIS SCHILLIG: Stick-N-Find could be true salvation for real losers
Stick-N-Find is the technology for me, the perennial loser. I don't mean "loser" the way most... More
- Alliance Review
PORTAGE PATHWAYS: 'Natural commoner' D.C. Coolman was banker, politician and more
D.C. Coolman's long life spanned a remarkable period in Portage County's history, from the advent... More
Time to wise up to Obama's lies
Take President Obama and his Cabinet of Liars, please. We all know what dirty tricks they played... More
- Cagle Cartoon Syndicate
Officials support plan for Ohio Turnpike
We are writing to express our support for the proposed legislative changes that will generate an... More
OUR VIEW: Ravenna Twp. support of flagpole effort welcome
$10,000 from Ravenna Twp. aids effort to restore landmark More
OUR VIEW: Hiram, NEOMED agreement good news for health care
Northeast Ohio Medical University and Hiram College have begun a partnership that will be... More
Martin Schram: When presidency and press corps collide
Dysfunction abounds at Washington's most congested crossroads, that place where the 1600 block of... More
- Scripps Howard News Service
Austerity wrong prescription for economy
John Boehner just gave us a good example of the irrationality of the austerity and deficit... More
SHARON RANDALL: We don't collect stuff. It collects us.
Some people like to collect stuff. Stamps. Bobblehead dolls. Teacups. Husbands. My stepfather's... More
- Scripps Howard News Service
OUR VIEW: A place to celebrate poetry in Kent
Another element of the Esplanade, the walkway from the Kent State University campus to the... More
Spectacular production on stage at Roosevelt
I would just like to commend the Theodore Roosevelt High School Drama Guild and Music Departments... More
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