Opinion Stories from January 13, 2017 (Change date)
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Trump won't just get 'participation trophy'Jan 13, 2017 9:27 am - I'd like to add to Joni Lindgren's letter of Jan. 9. I'm sure she will agree with almost all of the comments. As she points out, she cannot tolerate Donald Trump as pre...
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Hold GOP accountable on health care planJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Republicans have been pledging to "repeal Obamacare" for over six years. All these years they've yammered and shouted but never defined what comes Day 1 after repeal. ...
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'Hillbilly Elegy' raises provocative questionsJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - "Well, I was drunk the day my mama got out of prison / And I went to pick her up in the rain / But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck / She got runned ...
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Never too old to 'move on'Jan 13, 2017 9:28 am - Thank you, Connie Schultz, for helping me understand that there is an appropriate response to those people who insist on preaching that it is time to "move on" and give ...
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Hatred for the West is ingrained in Russia's historyJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As we count down to the inauguration of the next American president, the word - but more the idea - of Russia has dominated the news headlines. And, as the ...
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Electoral college and the myth of democracyJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Gerrymandering and the powerful influence of special interests are often identified as barriers to the real-life implementation of the democratic ideals this country was...
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Thanks for 'We are not the enemy' columnJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Kudos to Connie Schultz for her Jan. 8 column titled "We are not the enemy." I usually like her articles, but this one regarding Donald Trump was superb. She clearly sta...
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Seeking an unbiased foundation of democracyJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Thomas Jefferson has advanced to us the notion that, "Democracy cannot exist without the freely informed exchange of ideas." On this topic, President Jefferson would w...
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Can't sit on sidelines as ethics are watered downJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - On the first day of the new Congress, our Republican House will vote to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics. Since this last election cycle created such focus on ...
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