Opinion

OUR VIEW: Opportunity for GOP Strickland should select a competent reformer to succeed attorney general Now that Marc Dann has stepped down as Ohio's attorney general, Gov. Ted Strickland has the authority to appoint an interim successor who will...  Read Story.

May 4 center poses opportunity in Kent A.J. Muste is quoted as saying, "There is no way to peace, peace is the way." The recent announcement by Kent State University that it will create a May 4th Visitors Center aiming to open in 2008 brings an...  Read Story. (1 comment)

Socialist agenda? The hissing sound you hear is the deflating of the puffed up man-made global warming balloon. Here are some of what has punctured it. In spite of attempts to downplay the news, word is leaking out the temperature of the earth is...  Read Story. (1 comment)

Other Voices: Clinton's choice There is a lot of talk that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is now fated to lose the Democratic nomination and should pull out of the race. We believe it is her right to stay in the fight and challenge Senator Barack Obama...  Read Story.

OUR VIEW: Promising prospect Industrial park sought for 480-acre site in Shalersville worth pursuing Although it's a long way from becoming a reality, the prospect of a 480-acre industrial park in Shalersville remains encouraging news on the economic...  Read Story.

OUR VIEW: Elite company Overworked weasel word takes on new meaning in presidential race Since when did "elite" become a bad word? Hillary Rodham Clinton says she won't be swayed from her idea of a summer gasoline-tax holiday by "elite opinion,"...  Read Story.

DAVID BRODER: Obama missed chance by playing it safe By David Broder Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama really didn't need a victory in West Virginia. He was already well on his way to wrapping up the Democratic nomination, and...  Read Story.

ALONG THE WAY: Mike Sever By Mike Sever Record-Courier staff writer Happy 200th Birthday, Portage County! The Portage County Bicentennial Committee is throwing a spectacular birthday party on June 9 in downtown Ravenna, complete with parade, program...  Read Story.

Wrong woman I have a problem. I am a middle-class, middle-aged, hard-working woman. I am told I should be voting for Hillary. I won't, for many reasons -- Bill. I don't care for lying -- Hillary and Bill; adultery -- Bill; racism -- Hillary; false pretenses...  Read Story. (3 comments)

OUR VIEW: Commendable idea Portage Bicentennial Plaque of Honor ceremonies celebrate county's heritage Residents of Portage County who want to learn more about where they live have an excellent opportunity to do so this weekend at a series of memorial...  Read Story.

EDWIN FEULNER: Time to stop stalling and start drilling By Edwin Feulner The Heritage Foundation With fill-ups routinely costing $60 or more, cost-conscious drivers naturally look for someone to blame. And just as naturally, politicians are happy to...  Read Story.

Costly 'fantasy' I would like to comment on the Streetsboro school officials checking out what some of the options might be if they decide to ask the community to approve a new high school (Record-Courier, May 7). Even if there are no plans to place a...  Read Story.

I recently spent seven days at Robinson Memorial Hospital and I cannot expound enough or loud enough for all to hear about the wonderful, attentive service I received from the nurses, patient care assistants, techs and the people who transported me to...  Read Story.

Taking a break We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have supported our monthly spaghetti dinners and our staff of volunteers who have worked very hard and long hours. We will be taking a summer break. Dinners will resume Sept....  Read Story.

Patience urged To the person(s) writing the Sound Off published May 12: While I appreciate that we are all entitled to our opinions, I do not agree with hiding behind anonymity. I am a Mantua resident and my opinion is that we should allow our new mayor...  Read Story. (1 comment)

OTHER VOICES: Clinton-Dann '08? The Democratic Party has problems; we have solutions. Nationally, Hillary Clinton's campaign has been declared dead by everyone whose last name isn't Clinton. In Ohio, Attorney General Marc Dann's career has been...  Read Story.

Bush-Hager nuptials An interlude in a turbulent administration underscores message of citizen presidency The marriage of Jenna Bush and Henry Hager at her parents' 1,600-acre Crawford ranch near Waco, Texas, was a welcome, quiet interlude during a...  Read Story.

By Ann McFeatters Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON " And so, the what-if season begins. It's hard to believe that it's over, but for Hillary Rodham Clinton, it is. She will not be president in...  Read Story.

By Gordon F. Vars Has your family received its "minimum daily requirement" of direct experience with nature today? If not, you all may be running the risk of developing "nature deficit syndrome." That is the term that Richard Louv applies to a serious ignorance and indifference to the world of nature. The syndrome is increasing and especially evident in western...  Read Story. (1 comment)

On behalf of the 28volunteers from the Mantua area who traveled to New Orleans to help with the rebuilding effort, I would like to thank theorganizations and individuals who helped make the trip possible. It certainly eased the financial burden of the those who made trip. We would like to thank the Hilltop, Brighter Day, and Mantua Center churches for...  Read Story.