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Dennis Willard column: Facts needed before state income tax eliminated

Dennis Willard / Akron Beacon Journal

John Adams, the sophomore Republican state representative from Shelby County, wants to wean the state from the income tax. Adams says “opponents and even some editorial columnists will attempt to mischaracterize my bill because they know... Full story

Joe Hallett column: I love trains, but Ohio plan won't work

Joe Hallet / The Columbus Dispatch

The horn, barely audible in the distance, was a soothing, omnipresent companion. In my small northwestern Ohio farm town, trains brought downtown traffic to a stop about 120 times a day as the gates came down on both sides of the New York Central... Full story

Jim Krumel: Private and public meetings; talking 'off the record'

Jim Krumel

If you don’t want something repeated, you shouldn’t say it in front of a bunch of people. That’s pretty simple stuff, wouldn’t you agree? I bring this up because a few weeks ago a ruckus developed over some comments... Full story

Leonard Pitts: America's paradox: Black men fighting for ideals excluding them

Leonard Pitts Jr., The Miami Herald

It is the enduring paradox of our centuries here. It is the paradox that stood its ground at Bunker Hill, paradox that made a doomed charge on Fort Wagner, paradox that stormed San Juan Hill, advanced through the Meuse-Argonne, landed on Iwo Jima,... Full story

Pat Buchanan: Is Obama going to play the war card?

Republicans already counting the seats they will pick up this fall should keep in mind that President Barack Obama has a big card yet to play. Should the president declare he has gone the last mile for a negotiated end to Iran’s nuclear... Full story

Super Sunday still sensational

Reader poll shows fondness for wings, beer commercials

David Trinko

LIMA — The Super Bowl is more than the biggest pro football game of the year. It’s simply the biggest event of the year. What else could make Michelle Morrisey’s family brave the February chill to fire up the grill? “We get... Full story

Ron Lederman: Strickland: Allen County can be competitive again this year

Ronald Lederman Jr.

When the Democratic governor makes his 11th trip to Allen County, you have to ask: Does Ted Strickland really think he has another chance here? Yes, he does. Strickland, in town Tuesday pushing jobs programs, says he doesn’t consider Allen... Full story

Thomas Lucente: Global warming hoax unraveling

Thomas J. Lucente Jr.

Is the biggest hoax in human history finally collapsing? In light of the revelation late last year — thanks to the unauthorized (stolen?) release of e-mail correspondence among themselves — that climatologists have been essentially... Full story

Kathleen Parker: Don’t ask: Is this best for military?

Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post

Repealing “Don’t ask, don’t tell” may be the right thing to do, but there’s only one reason to do it: military effectiveness. Yet, repeatedly, we hear the argument that disallowing gays and lesbians to be “openly... Full story

Eugene Robinson: Stealing fire from the gods

Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post

A friend of mine once had a Toyota that wouldn’t die. The odometer had only a dim recollection of passing 100,000 miles, the body was dinged and the paint was faded and the interior was worn, but the thing just kept running. He finally parked... Full story

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