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This is the blog of the Dayton Daily News editorial page. Regular contributors include the journalists who work on the two-page section labeled "Opinions" in the paper. But the blog is also a forum for readers. We comment on subjects that are being written about in the newspaper, but other subjects are fair game, too.

Ellen Belcher is the Dayton Daily News opinion pages editor. She writes about state government, education, the environment, higher education and all things Dayton.

Martin Gottlieb is an editorial writer and columnist for the Dayton Daily News opinion pages. He focuses on the political process itself and does such national issues as war, the economy, taxes and Social Security, as well as a hodge-podge of local and state issues.

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• Editorial: Population shifts cause new problems
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• Editorial: Ohio has to get new bargaining law right
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June 24, 2011

• Editorial: 'Racino" critics putting up good hurdles

May 10, 2011

• Editorial: Focus on grads right move

April 3, 2011

• Ellen Belcher: B-creek may face RTA riders in court

March 30, 2011

• Editorial: B-creek vote against RTA embarrassing

March 26, 2011

• Editorial: Casinos not place to spend Ohio's money

March 16, 2011

• Editorial: B-creek's bias against RTA won't hold up

March 13, 2011

• Editorial: Population shifts cause new problems

March 6, 2011

• Ellen Belcher: Voters may have to pick management or labor

February 27, 2011

• Editorial: Ohio has to get new bargaining law right

February 16, 2011

• Martin Gottlieb: Is A.J. Wagner departure about 2013 mayor race?

February 13, 2011

• Editorial: Penn's Dayton 'racino' has miles to go

January 8, 2011

• Editorial: Region needs to get ahead of state cuts

January 5, 2011

• Editorial: Wagner wrong to try to veto Strickland

December 31, 2010

• Editorial: Bits of advice for new guard in new year

December 21, 2010

• Editorial: Coroner can do 3 jobs? Hard to believe

December 7, 2010

• Editorial: Twice elected, can Grendell pick a seat

November 29, 2010

• Editorial: GM plant's reinvention moving fast

November 8, 2010

• Editorial: Painful cuts will hurt more if people wait

November 5, 2010

• Martin Gottlieb: Montgomery turnout stats will get attention

October 24, 2010

• Ellen Belcher: Worried candidates right to be worried
• Editorial: Human Services Levy is good government

October 15, 2010

• Editorial: Libraries feel pinch, but they can still save

October 10, 2010

• Ellen Belcher: We grilled them, now you get to vote

October 6, 2010

• Editorial: Keith better for auditor

September 21, 2010

• Editorial: Foley is best pick, now needs to lead

September 19, 2010

• Editorial: Voting ‘yes' for county levy is right choice

September 3, 2010

• Guest column: Combined school districts may not be cost-effective

August 12, 2010

• Sheriff Phil Plummer: Criticism of sheriff's office incorrect and misleading

August 8, 2010

• Ellen Belcher: How badly can we do law enforcement?

July 2, 2010

• Editorial: Boehner's off day makes Democrats' day

June 22, 2010

• Guest column: Judge was correct to step aside in death penalty case

June 18, 2010

• Editorial: Would be dropouts get the help they deserve

May 26, 2010

• Editorial: Family ties make county look too cozy

May 21, 2010

• Kevin Riley: Downtown residents wanted

May 18, 2010

• Editorial: Prescription-drug death stats way out of whack

May 16, 2010

• Ellen Belcher: Bad times would have done in lesser place

May 13, 2010

• Editorial: Homeless fuss didn't have to happen

March 26, 2010

• Editorial: Embarrassing report begins county's repair work

March 10, 2010

• Editorial: Annual festivals aren't MetroParks' essential work

March 7, 2010

• Ellen Belcher: County's Feldman will weather SCLC storm

March 1, 2010

• Editorial: Dayton didn't worry about SCLC race card

February 26, 2010

• Kevin Riley: We should keep an eye on Cuyahoga County changes

January 28, 2010

• Editorial: Greene County snubs its best advocate

January 24, 2010

• Editorial: DHL's re-use matters beyond just Wilmington

January 14, 2010

• Editorial: Plummer's case doesn't add up

January 10, 2010

• Ellen Belcher: Penn National can't lose in Columbus

January 9, 2010

• Editorial: State needs to give up on $34k

January 5, 2010

• Editorial: Abolishing some elective jobs not a bad idea

January 1, 2010

• Editorial: Bad years don't define Dayton

December 20, 2009

• Editorial: This is no way to land cancer center

December 9, 2009

• Editorial: Caterpillar's new jobs give nice lift to area

November 13, 2009

• Ellen Belcher: County won't do well if it stops investing

October 27, 2009

• Editorial: How many police departments are too many?

October 16, 2009

• Editorial: MetroParks levy funds more than you know

August 25, 2009

• Richard M. Zimmerman: Bedbug warnings were ignored by officials
• Richard M. Zimmerman: Bedbug warnings were ignored by officials

August 19, 2009

• Editorial: Why let 18-year-olds gamble?

August 11, 2009

• Editorial: AFL-CIO wins, but workers lose

August 9, 2009

• Edtorial: RTA's universe is fantasy land

July 27, 2009

• Editorial: Don't doubt it, government has changed forever

July 15, 2009

• Editorial: Strickland gamble has big risks here

July 12, 2009

• Editorial: Strickland couldn't be more wrong

June 15, 2009

• Guest column: NCR loss is not just business; it's personal

June 9, 2009

• Editorial: AT&T answers on 911 failure insulting

June 8, 2009

• Editorial: Counties should have more control in a crisis

June 7, 2009

• Editorial: Rap on Ohio and Dayton costs jobs

May 31, 2009

• Ellen Belcher: Dragging down Dayton gets region nowhere

May 17, 2009

• Editorial: County deserves answers from AT&T

May 11, 2009

• Plain Dealer compares county spending

May 6, 2009

• Editorial: Somebody has to own city's empty houses

April 19, 2009

• Guest column: Where's debate on Dayton's health care?
• Ellen Belcher: Develop the river and everybody wins

April 14, 2009

• Editorial: Two raises a year? Who gets that?

April 3, 2009

• Editorial: Region should root for Tech Town

March 31, 2009

• Editorial: AT&T's answers regarding 911 are poor

March 27, 2009

• Editorial: Sheriff has to own up to 911 debacle

March 24, 2009

• Can $30 million save the Arcade?

March 13, 2009

• Martin Gottlieb: Brunner has redistricting plan, too

March 11, 2009

• Editorial: Husted's intentions not all that count

February 27, 2009

• Kevin Riley: Why give the Bombers an arena?

February 18, 2009

• Downtown development not enough

January 26, 2009

• Good to see clerk quickly fix mistake