Opinion Archives December 2024
Rocky Colavito remembrance: Darcy cartoon
Trump’s planned pardons of Capitol attackers would subvert our justice system
Grateful to cleveland.com editor for vowing to continue to counter dangerous disinformation
Ryan Day should not have called OSU-Michigan game ‘a war’
Democracy on the brink at the Ohio Statehouse
Buttigieg, Buckeyes, Browns: Darcy cartoon
Finally, an Ohio anti-SLAPP bill with the support to pass: editorial
Instead of DEI, we now have TEI - ‘Trump’s Every Idea’ supported: Eric Foster
Lessons from a Cleveland polling place: Barry Gordon
RFK Jr. is hazardous to your health: Donna A. Gaffney and Teri Mills
Why I didn’t get fired teaching Bible passages in high school: Paul Keane
The Hunter Biden pardon - can ‘good guys’ still exist in American politics?
Is pardoning a family member the same as pardoning an insurrectionist?
Mini Page article on the Magi and Christmas star wrongly mingled science and religion
Tulsi Gabbard, Assad coal: Darcy cartoon
Applause to editor for addressing Trump’s victory and Plain Dealer coverage
Snowflake cookies in holiday ad did not actually depict snowflakes
To strengthen global resilience against the next health crisis, Congress should pass End TB Now Act
Why do companies mail us all those largely useless address labels?
We need to step up to protect our immigrant neighbors from mass deportation
Lawmakers need to continue to push progress on Alzheimer’s: Kathy Walters
Here’s how you can support the USS Cleveland and its crew: Brig. Gen. Peter Collins
New Trump Dep. of Justice: Darcy cartoon
Editorial cartoons for Dec. 8, 2024: Hunter Biden pardon, nominees under fire, tariff math
U.S. Attorney can unstick efforts to expose HB 6 damage by offering immunity to balking witnesses: editorial
Ohio Democrats will stay in the wilderness till they find candidates who can win statewide: Thomas Suddes
Writing like George Will: Ron Janke
Gateway to nowhere -- Cleveland’s sports subsidies bleed public funds and betray community priorities: Leslie Kouba
Reauthorizing Older Americans Act will continue essential help to elders, including those with dementia: Judy Bearer
Canopy Child Advocacy Center offers resilience in action for our community’s future: Mariah Stambaugh
Did Elon Musk’s super PAC break the law by paying voters in swing states?
When relentless financial setbacks turn into a crushing burden: Money Talks
Odd requests that we reconcile Trump’s victory with our coverage: Letter from the Editor
Biden pardons son Hunter after repeatedly saying he wouldn’t: Editorial Board Roundtable
Israeli-Palestinian peace unlikely without a change in Hamas goals
Bravo to Biden for pardoning a son who was in the grip of a drug addiction
Is supporting Trump insanity? A critic’s perspective.
The difference between public and private lands - a response to oil industry letter
Should Ohio focus on transgender bathroom bans or school shooting prevention?
Eric Foster way off the mark in comparing Trump’s lies with Democrats’ lies
From Algeria to Central Europe - the World War II story of two American heroes
Kash Patel wish list: Darcy cartoon
OSU football’s black eye from postgame brawl won’t easily be healed: editorial
From AI skeptic to evangelist -- My journey into the tech that’s changing everything: Justice B. Hill
Appalachian hydrogen hub is a dirty-energy boondoggle that should be canceled: Randi Pokladnik
Pharmacy benefit manager reforms will help protect older Americans: Orion Bell
Browns fan in Alabama dreams of attending game in ‘real football weather’
Football flag planting is needlessly provocative and should be stopped
Two American patriots who said it like it is - and got things done
Hegseth as Def. Sec. doubtful: Darcy cartoon
Why does The Plain Dealer print movie reviews about films not playing locally?
Kash Patel will misuse FBI to go after Trump’s critics. He should not be confirmed.
The Trump administration will try again to undermine public education. Don’t let it.
Trump, Wicked, Moana 2: Darcy cartoon
End the shameful secrecy and punitive motives driving City Council redistricting: editorial
When everyone lies, everyone becomes inured to the lies: Eric Foster
Praise, patriarchy, and the stained-glass ceiling - Black women deserve a church that sees us: Courtney Clayton Jenkins
Now is the time for a unilateral Israeli ceasefire in Gaza: Michael A. Dover
Thinking more clearly about Ohio’s new bathroom law: Jonathan L. Entin
Yes, President-elect Trump, Hitler did do one good thing - he took his own life
Periodic ‘reading wars’ disregard realities of children’s own development
Trump voter offers only a one-sided view of unity
Hunter Biden pardon: Darcy cartoons
JFK’s final Thanksgiving message - a call for unity and humility
Trump voter’s complaints resonated, but he should have called out extremist GOP rhetoric, too
Biden as presidential pardoner is a piker compared with Trump
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center plants Artemis I Moon Tree: Katy Downing and Morgan Haines
Building a culture of exceptional teaching in challenging times: Param Srikantia
Trump Christmas cards: Darcy cartoon
Editorial cartoons for Dec. 1, 2024: Trump tariff plan, Thanksgiving tensions, DOGE talk
Hugely popular, bipartisan Ohio Capital Improvement bond program deserves reauthorization: editorial
City leaders should warm to Haslams’ dome proposal: Ted Diadiun
Will the Matt Huffman era atop Ohio House begin to rival the late Vern Riffe’s lock on power? Thomas Suddes
A Trump voter’s modest proposal for moving ahead without rancor or finger-pointing: Andrew P. Strada
Wherefore art thy dome? A Burke lakefront rethink is needed: Jerry Bohinc
Be careful what you wish for: LaMar Peters
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