Opinion

Editorial: One last chance to de-escalate

The Lima News

The electoral outcome has caused almost all concerned to avert their eyes. Official policy now seems to be to pretend not to remember the unseemly events that led up to Hamid Karzai securing a second term as president of Afghanistan. Unfortunately,... Full story

Letter: Voters helped protect Ohio agriculture

The issue regarding livestock care in Ohio, ballot Issue 2, passed very soundly with nearly 64 percent approval. Every county in the state, save one, agreed Ohioans should oversee the production of safe, abundant and economical animal products for... Full story

Letter: Take time to recognize Ohio caregivers

November is National Hospice Month and National Family Caregivers Month. We believe this to be an excellent opportunity to recognize how vital caregivers are to our community. Professional caregivers make meaningful and humanitarian contributions to... Full story

Eugene Robinson: Republican Party at war with itself

Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post

Democrats have some thinking to do after Tuesday’s elections, but Republicans don’t have time to think. They’re too busy trying to survive the party’s internal purge and avoid being shipped off to political Siberia. Will... Full story

Pat Buchanan: Election leaves Blue Dogs in trouble

For the Blue Dogs, Tuesday was a fire bell in the night. Virginia Republicans led by Robert McDonnell crushed the most conservative Democrat nominee in decades, rolling up a victory that rivaled Ronald Reagan’s rout of Walter Mondale. New... Full story

Editorial: Democrats have reason for concern

The Lima News

Tuesday’s election results may not signal that the Republicans are back as a party capable of putting together a winning national coalition, and the result in New York’s 23rd Congressional District might presage a bitter intraparty... Full story

Letter: Lima can't afford to lose postal plant

In response to acting post office operations manager Kathie Sherred’s letter about consolidating the Lima plant to Toledo (“Postal Service shifting so it can remain viable,” Oct. 24): Post office operations managers oversee... Full story

Letter: Civic Center anniversary shows Lima's diversity

My sister and I had the pleasure of attending the “Cultural Kaleidoscope” at Veterans Memorial Civic Center. This free event was a family-friendly celebration of the bountiful ethnic heritage represented throughout our community. I... Full story

Jacob Sullum: Obama’s hidden fees are just tax increases

President Barack Obama’s promise to raise taxes only on the wealthy was easy to make and easy to break. He broke it barely two weeks after taking office, and he will break it again if Congress passes the health care legislation he wants. But... Full story

Steve Chapman: America only seems polarized on politics

Barack Obama held out hope of overcoming partisan divides, lowering the temperature and bringing Americans together. How’s that working out? Not well, it appears. One year after he was elected, Americans look more polarized than ever. In a... Full story

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