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Opinion Rss
No matter what the polls and neighbors say, Ukrainians should vote for the presidential candidate best able to lead the nation.
Yesterday at 21:46 | Editorial
Editorial
The government should let the nation get back to normal lives by lifting the quarantine.
Rather than protecting the evil tobacco industry or siding with it to punish an opponent, President Victor Yushchenko should lead the charge to help hooked citizens break their deadly addictions.
OP-ED
Politicians are sacrificing the nation’s long-term interests for short-term popularity.
Tobacco tax increases are the most effective way to encourage people to stop smoking.
Letters to the Editor
Ivan Katchanovski writes: In addition to an unwarranted credit for saving Ukraine from the disease, the flu scare creates additional opportunities for personal appropriation of large-scale emergency funding by government officials. Corruption reached epidemic proportions in Ukraine. Read the letter here.
Eric F.Scholl from Oklahoma complains about red tape while trying to adopt a Ukrainian orphan.