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February 7, 2008 | Letters to the Editor Civil rights panel is fair, balanced In response to the significant media coverage and public comment regarding the Ohio Civil Rights Commission's investigation of three discrimination charges filed against the City of Toledo, we are...
February 7, 2008 | Editorials Ohio still in the game TUESDAY'S primaries and caucuses in 24 states brought some clarity to the presidential nomination picture, but Ohio still has a chance to be an influential gatekeeper on the road to the White House.
February 7, 2008 | Editorials Bush's budget dump NO ONE should be surprised, but President Bush's proposed 2009 budget, which would overlap with only the final three months of his presidency, is built on fantasies, postponements, and hard choices...
February 7, 2008 | Editorials Step forward for Serbia VICTORY in Serbia's presidential run-off election for Boris Tadic, candidate of the Democratic Party, constitutes a step toward the future for the Balkan nation of 10 million.
February 6, 2008 | Letters to the Editor New schools overcrowded from 1st day The Ohio School Facilities Commission's insistence on building schools that are grossly overcrowded the day they open appears to be some sort of intentional, self-fulfilling prophesy to downsize the...
February 6, 2008 | Editorials Propensity for intolerance MOVIES and television shows about our world's distant, and sometimes not-so-distant, future often paint a picture in which the inhabitants of Earth, regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion, have...
February 6, 2008 | Editorials Martian manhunter ON THE edge of what's known as the Gusev crater on Mars, an outcrop of rock is ready for its close-up.
February 5, 2008 | Editorials Troops and the truth THERE is at least some consistency in the fact that anything President George W.
February 5, 2008 | Editorials To your health HEALTH-CARE reform would be center stage in this year's presidential campaign even if one of the leading candidates hadn't unsuccessfully championed the issue during her husband's first term in the...
February 4, 2008 | Editorials A better way to help vets OHIO'S brave men and women serving in the nation's military and the National Guard deserve our gratitude for the sacrifices they make in defense of freedom. That should go without saying.
February 4, 2008 | Letters to the Editor Honor scouts, shipping past with names Three cheers for the Toledo Scouts and the Toledo Windjammers. Yes, yes, yes.
February 4, 2008 | Editorials Wages of injustice IN HIS State of the Union address, President Bush made a passing plea for congressional action on judicial nominations that raised the conservative bogeyman of activist judges.
February 4, 2008 | Editorials The Oscars: doom and gloom WITH the exception of Juno, a sunny movie about a teenager's unplanned pregnancy, the Oscar nominees for Best Picture this year are an exceptionally dark lot.
February 3, 2008 | Letters to the Editor Ending war would be a real stimulus The Bush Administration is so worried about the economy that it has announced an economic stimulus package worth $150 billion.
February 3, 2008 | Editorials Shortchanging gifted students FOR all the focus on helping underachieving students in public schools, far less attention is given to those who are gifted, and that's unfortunate.