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By passing Issue 6 and rejecting Issue 5, voters in Cuyahoga County have shown they're smarter than many of their "leaders" thought -- editorial
By The Plain Dealer Editorial Board
November 04, 2009, 5:00AM
The voters have sent a very loud and very clear message to the political establishment of Cuyahoga County: We want change -- on our terms, not yours. By overwhelming margins, voters on Tuesday embraced the proposed county charter in Issue 6 and rejected Issue 5 -- a Trojan horse hastily constructed by political insiders to confuse the public and... Full story »
Funding health care on the backs of the young -- Michael Gerson
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 07, 2009, 5:00AM
The effect of proposed health care reform -- which limits the ability of insurers to charge higher premiums for older adults -- would be a large shift of America's health care burden to the younger generation. Full story »
In Chicago, justice and truth take back seat to sending message to student journalists -- Leonard Pitts
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 07, 2009, 5:00AM
The Medill Innocence Project has determined that convicted murderer Anthony McKinney did not kill security guard Donald Lundahl in 1978. Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez doesn't seem to understand. Full story »
Christmas and the wealth of 'Tinsel' – Rod Dreher
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 07, 2009, 5:00AM
The book you need to read to get ready for the Christmas season is Hank Stuever's lively "Tinsel." The book doesn't judge; it reveals: people who throw themselves with such severe gusto into celebrating that they miss the point entirely. Full story »
More foreclosure help needed from federal home-ownership program -- editorial
By The Plain Dealer Editorial Board
November 07, 2009, 4:34AM
When the Obama administration launched its Making Home Affordable offensive in April against the foreclosure blitzkrieg, the plan played well in sound bites. The strategy was to help at-risk homeowners avoid eviction by refinancing or modifying their loans. It seemed a sensible solution with one pretty big caveat: Its success would require cooperation from some of the same entities... Full story »
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Partisan politics is out of place when one in every 10 Americans is out of work -- editorial
By The Plain Dealer Editorial Board
November 07, 2009, 4:32AM
An outbreak of smart bipartisan politics -- rather than game-playing or grandstanding -- led the Senate and then the House of Representatives to overwhelming approval of a $24 billion economic stimulus bill that extends tax incentives for new home buyers and unemployment benefits for the jobless. President Barack Obama signed the legislation into law Friday. The bill represents the... Full story »
Vote results, seasoned to taste
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 2:43AM
Joe Frolik looks for lessons from Tuesday's elections. Full story »
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall: Editorial cartoon for Nov. 6
Puerto Rico status should be clearly decided -- Ed Morales
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 06, 2009, 5:00AM
Puerto Ricans need to be allowed to vote on changing their political status. The status quo is untenable. Voters need to decide among three options: statehood, a more autonomous version of commonwealth or independence. Full story »
When Kerry met Karzai: The senator showed that a polite, private push can work with the Afghan president -- Trudy Rubin
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 06, 2009, 5:00AM
It is essential to repair the U.S. relationship with to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Clearly, open threats don't work. Yet the clear message Sen. John Kerry delivered privately late last month seems to have made an impact. Full story »
Peace with Jordan survives -- barely -- Frida Ghitis
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 06, 2009, 5:00AM
In Egypt and Jordan, the two countries that have made peace with Israel, the unelected governments fear their people, and most of the people despise Israel. So the governments go along and even fan the flames of resentment. Full story »
How could 11 killings in a neighborhood go undetected? It starts with isolation -- editorial
By The Plain Dealer Editorial Board
November 06, 2009, 5:00AM
It's not easy to shock the sensibilities of a city that counts fewer than 100 murders as "a good year." But over the course of a full week, Cleveland has been shocked repeatedly at one gruesome revelation after another unearthed at the home of Anthony Sowell. Sowell, released from prison in 2005 after serving 15 years for attempted rape,... Full story »
CHEERS & JEERS
By The Plain Dealer Editorial Board
November 06, 2009, 5:00AM
CHEERS . . . to Alcoa Inc. for its decision to rebuild the huge, half-century-old press at its Cleveland Works in Cuyahoga Heights. Help from the state, county and local development agencies will defray almost a third of the $68 million cost, and the company plans an additional investment of $42 million in the plant. When it's all done,... Full story »
Women face sexual violence amid a culture of blame -- Megan O'Bryan
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 06, 2009, 5:00AM
By Megan O'Bryan The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is extremely saddened and outraged by the tragic and violent deaths of so many women discovered on convicted rapist Anthony Sowell's property in Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood. We recognize the tremendous suffering that so many are experiencing, especially those who survived being raped by Sowell, and the families of women who... Full story »
The Pulse: Democrat or Republican?
By Ken Marshall, The Plain Dealer
November 05, 2009, 5:53PM
Despite setbacks at the polls on Nov. 3, recent surveys show Americans would like to see more Democrats elected to Congress in 2010. Full story »
Ohio's New State Seal: Editorial Cartoon for Nov. 5
By Jeff Darcy, The Plain Dealer
November 05, 2009, 6:30AM
Ohio rolls the dice on new seal Full story »
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