Opinion Stories from March 28, 2012 (Change date)
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School safety measure now up to Senate44Mar 28, 2012 6:46 pm - There is no guarantee that a proposed law working its way through the General Assembly would have spared teacher Carolyn Gilbert the unprovoked knife attack by a student...
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Scent of a buzzword: Keeping objectivity in the mainstreamMar 29, 2012 12:34 pm - We all know very well the injunction that a rose by any other name should smell as sweet. But in popular political practice today, it seems more common to find critics s...
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Editorial: Cellphone ban for drivers neededMar 28, 2012 5:01 am - Late last year, we said the tide in attitudes was shifting and a ban on cellphone use while driving may be in the best interest of all. Fast forward to today, and the Il...
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Extolling the virtues of moderationMar 28, 2012 5:01 am - LAS VEGAS, Nev. — As the sun rises and dabs Caesars Palace with morning rouge, irony struts down the strip of casinos, shops and nightclubs. What better place to contem...
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Mitt Romney and Mike DukakisMar 28, 2012 5:01 am - I’ve been waiting for it: the inevitable comparisons between the Massachusetts governor who ran for president (with my help) in 1988 and the former Massachusetts governo...
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The health care law and civil rightsMar 28, 2012 10:27 am - By now you've heard it plenty: The Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” is like the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This creative bit of dot-connecting began with President O...
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A plea to lead on SyriaMar 28, 2012 5:01 am - For over a year now, the best minds in Washington have assured me (and you) that the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad is about to fall. These assurances are always deliv...
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