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Workers handled voting machine snafu efficiently

August 28, 2008

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and local election workers in 44 Ohio counties will have to scramble to deal with a voting machine manufacturer’s revelation. All involved, including those in Trumbull County, seem confident that they can handle the problem without any problems on Election Day, Nov. 4. It won’t be the first challenge Buckeye State election workers have faced during the past several years. It probably won’t be the last. Ohioans — in most counties — owe both professional elections workers and temporary poll workers a vote of thanks for their efforts to make elections run smoothly and fairly. But Brunner owes the company responsible for the most recent mistake something else — and she intends to deliver. She already has filed a lawsuit against the company, Premier Election Solutions. Brunner did that after learning that during recent elections, some votes in at least nine counties were ‘‘dropped’’ because of computer glitches in Premier voting machines.

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Strickland should take lead against Issue 4

August 27, 2008

A referendum expected to be on the general election ballot in Ohio is being referred to as the ‘‘Healthy Families Act.’’ It would be more accurate to call it the ‘‘Sickening Ohio’s Economy’’ measure.

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Pushing Russia into the cold

August 27, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama’s choice of fellow Sen. Joseph Biden as his running mate wasn’t a surprise. Obama needed to add seasoning to the ticket, and he got that by choosing the veteran senator from Delaware to be the nominee for vice president.

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Reopen talks about changing drinking age

August 26, 2008

From colleges the size of Ohio State to Kent State, Youngstown and all sizes in between, college presidents are asking for the national dialogue on the drinking age to be opened anew.

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Be aware as school resumes

August 25, 2008

Beginning today, area motorists in Trumbull County will see the flashing lights of school buses, and that means we all need to slow down and be alert behind the wheel.

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Children need to know facts on fat

August 25, 2008

Political correctness too often harms those it purports to be protecting. That probably is the case in regard to a Cincinnati group’s efforts on behalf of children.

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