6/15/2013 7:53 PM
When we first slipped the bonds of Earth
BY DAVID SHRIBMAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE.
There has never been an American moment quite like Project Mercury. …

6/15/2013 7:53 PM
In Toledo, hunger is a health issue
BY RANDY OOSTRA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF PROMEDICA
A few years ago, ProMedica started taking a deeper look at obesity prevention and education — a natural concern for a nonprofit, community-based health-care system. As we examined the connections among obesity, access to high-quality food, and poor nutrition, an often overlooked but equally important link surfaced: hunger as a health issue. …

6/15/2013 7:53 PM
Government’s Big Data are a big deal
BY DAVID KUSHMA EDITOR OF THE BLADE.
OBJECT866d1e39-1d45-497e-acb3-4768299fdcb8THE revelations of how much our government is spying on us leave Americans with tough choices about what we’re prepared to sacrifice to wage war on terrorism and preserve our security. …

6/15/2013 11:12 PM
Medicaid expansion is good business
Letters to the Editor
I favor Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to expand Medicaid coverage in Ohio to families with incomes of up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (“Ohio Senate drops Medicaid expansion,” June 6). …

6/14/2013 10:10 PM
Youth sports' parents should set tone
BY MARILOU JOHANEK BLADE COLUMNIST
They call us soccer moms. We’re also basketball, baseball, volleyball, and what-have-you moms. Dads too. …

6/15/2013 12:00 AM
Prayers for the Western Wall
BY TK BARGER BLADE RELIGION EDITOR
If you pray, do you kneel, bow your head, and close your eyes? Do you keep your mouth shut, speak words of confession and praise, or let your voice utter sounds that come to you? Do you use dedicated items, like a shawl or something to hold? Do you say printed words — a prayer written by others — or …

6/14/2013 10:10 PM
Base of abuse
Editorials
The U.S. military’s problem with sexual assaults has come under heavy scrutiny in recent years. But a recent Defense Department report suggests that the epidemic has only gotten worse. …

6/14/2013 10:10 PM
28 new Americans
Editorials
THIS week, 28 people became U.S. citizens at the federal courthouse in Toledo. Before that, they were “immigrants” — people from somewhere else. …

6/14/2013 10:10 PM
Tipping point
Editorials
Until just a few years ago, even liberal politicians often ran from gay rights. The issue scared and alienated many Americans, and most politicians didn’t think it was worth risking their careers to endorse nondiscrimination against gays. …

6/14/2013 10:10 PM
‘Siblings’ strikes a local chord
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for Frank Bruni’s June 8 op-ed column, “The gift of siblings keeps on giving for life.” That column was published just as our three sons completed their annual “brothers’ weekend,” a sacrosanct event to which no other relatives are invited. …