Opinion
Still more views on morning-after pill
Re “Your thoughts on morning-after pill,” June 12: Since the government has now publicly and officially stated that 11- and 12-year old girls have every right to have sex by saying they have the right to buy morning-after pills without a prescription, shouldn’t they also be saying that we need ...
Readers share their views on morning-after pill
‘Almost like giving them permission’Re “Your thoughts on morning-after pill,” June 12: I would rather adult women take a pill to stop a pregnancy than have an abortion. But children under a certain age should not be able to get this pill without a prescription. Can you imagine all the ...
Medicaid plan a bargain next to military’s outlay
Hospitals in Republican Senate President Keith Faber’s western Ohio district employ about 5,500 people. And in 2011, the latest year available, those hospitals gave patients about $50 million worth of uncompensated care, more than half of it in Allen County (Lima). That’s just one of the facts that figures, or ...
Fresh ideas
The Smart Set writes about the difficulties of getting historical fiction right: “Is there not a cost to portraying figures from the past as if they were in effect mirrors of our own reality? In his new collection of essays, Waiting for the Barbarians,… critic Daniel Mendelsohn says the danger ...
Is source of leaks a hero or criminal?
So, is Edward Snowden a hero or a criminal? Or both? We learned over the weekend that 29-year-old Snowden is the former CIA employee who has confessed to being the source of leaked information about the federal government’s massive collection of phone records and other classified surveillance programs. According to ...
Preschool funding won’t happen without demand
“Spread the word about President Obama’s plan to provide high-quality preschool for every kid in America,” twittered the White House on Wednesday. We all know that nothing on the planet compares to the awesome power of social media. But it may require more than a hashtag to bring this one ...
Obama imagines war is over, but it takes 2 to end it
“This war, like all wars, must end. That’s what history advises …” — Barack Obama, May 23 Nice thought. But much as Obama would like to close his eyes, click his heels three times and declare the war on terror over, war is a two-way street. That’s what history advises: ...
Two opinions on high hospital costs
The principle problem with hospital costs (list prices) for services is their unreasonable value, relative to their costs of services. Pricing then is not reflective of the true value of services but, rather, a manipulation based on market forces. Insurance companies then decide on contractual adjustments. The problem with this ...
Readers come down on both sides of the issue in IRS scandal
I am retired from my position of senior disability evaluation specialist for the Social Security Disability program in West Virginia since 2005.My experience with working directly with federal laws and regulations in that specialized program informs me that federal agencies may create specialized work groups when dealing with an application ...
‘Don’t think for a moment journalists don’t feel guilt or disgust’
I went to bed in great spirits Monday night.The nine-year odyssey was over for the families of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. The girls were safe. Their nightmare was over.But I awoke at 3 a.m. with a chill. A spooky thought strangled me.Did I once walk past that ...
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