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Can you explain Solyndra?
October 9, 2011 Unless you are a confirmed cynic, you may find the following story hard to believe and more than a bit infuriating. more »»
Greece, U.S. and candy stores
September 25, 2011 The media treat the financial problems of Greece and the U.S. as unrelated. I submit that they really are similar, although they may differ in severity. Both countries are bankrupt. more »»
Perry’s health care perspective
September 21, 2011 With Texas Gov. more »»
Game of connecting the dots
September 20, 2011 When I was a kid, I used to like connecting the dots and seeing what picture showed up. You probably did that too. Sometimes the lines were long, and sometimes they were short. more »»
Auto industry on right track
September 14, 2011 Consumers are responding to the Chevy Cruze, which just celebrated its first year of production. more »»
Public education at the heart
September 11, 2011 Public education is a cornerstone in our democracy that we should not take for grante. more »»
Bernanke grabs new powers
September 6, 2011 While inflation hawks understandably keep a close watch on the Federal Reserve’s money-creation activities, an equally worrisome Fed activity is taking place right under their noses. more »»
Pay teachers for performance
September 4, 2011 According to a new survey released by the testing organization ACT, three out of four students are not prepared for college. more »»
Railroads and our region
August 30, 2011 “Full Speed Ahead: Creating Green Jobs Through Freight Rail Expansion,” was a joint report from the BlueGreen Alliance and the Economic Policy Institute, released in 201. more »»
Like it or not, school is back in session
August 26, 2011 Question: Other than ‘‘I love you,’’ what three little words can provoke powerful feelings of elation in some and despair in others? ‘‘Back to school. more »»
Learn how to handle a crisis
August 23, 2011 Today’s column is a little different, a little off the beaten trail if I can use that analogy. We have visited a different part of Trumbull County and enjoyed ourselves in the process. more »»
Our society’s large Medicaid lie
August 18, 2011 When Lyndon B. Johnson first created Medicaid, it was characterized as a safety net for the poorest of the poor. In the decades since, the program has expanded dramatically beyond that purpose. more »»
Freedom chimes, or death knells?
August 5, 2011 Another July, the month of the nation’s birth, has just passed. The flags, the parades, the fireworks, etc., have again reminded us of the freedom we enjoy as a county. more »»
There’s plenty to come home to
July 29, 2011 Warren, Ohio. “Where the heck is that?” an outsider might ask. “Some place you pass through between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.” But Warren is home. more »»
Through the eyes of a newcomer
July 26, 2011 In spite of what others said or thought, my wife and I were looking forward to coming to Trumbull County. We knew it would take time to get to know people and the area and we set out to do just tha. more »»
Climate change: Follow science
July 20, 2011 Dr. James McClintock, a renowned University of Alabama-Birmingham marine biologist who has conducted research in Antarctica for more than 25 years, told me the following story. more »»
GM’s CEO covering his cynicism
July 18, 2011 Are Americans a ‘‘generous’’ people? General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson says so, but I’ll bet he’d rather not put that proposition to the test. more »»
My first law of political economics
July 17, 2011 I am immodestly proposing a new law (well, it’s new to me, anyway). With apologies to Sir Isaac Newton, I call it Letson’s First Law of Political Economics. more »»
End pesticide threat to wildlife, humans
July 15, 2011 The U.S. more »»
Time to bring the troops home
July 12, 2011 As he was announcing his second increase in troops for Afghanistan in December 2009, President Obama promised that by July 2011 those troops would begin coming home. more »» |
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