Opinion Columns
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Senate sets stage for showdown on voting rightsJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - The Capitol candlelight vigil for the mob attack on Congress gave way to a Senate showdown on voting rights - a scene straight from the heart of darkness. Timed for the ...
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Is underwear now a criterion for judging rape?Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - The most unusual thing about the decision of a Quincy, Illinois, judge to throw out the conviction of an 18-year-old man who raped an unconscious 16-year-old girl is tha...
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GOP pushes back on Democratic 'Big Lie'Jan 16, 2022 12:00 am - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia Tuesday to push their party's bill to federalize U.S. election procedures on terms favorable to ...
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Finding gratitude in the little gifts of online learningJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp The omicron variant of COVID-19 has surged to the point that many school districts are back to remote learning. When the transition was announce...
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Does Joe Biden feel lucky?Jan 14, 2022 12:00 am - President Joe Biden went to Atlanta Tuesday to push for passage of what Democrats hail as "voting rights" legislation. The speech prompted pundits to question the wisdom...
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How your boss will save your lifeJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - I've been through this before. Here's how it's gonna go. When I first started working in newsrooms 40 years ago, not only could you smoke, you could put 'em out on the f...
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Bruce and Barack: Cool dudes on the state of the nationJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - By Jamie Stiehm Who would you rather hang with, Bruce Springsteen or Barack Obama? Luckily, you don't have to choose, because Bruce and Barack have a bestselling book, ...
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A resolution for the Biden administrationJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The new year often feels like an opportunity to correct past mistakes - for example, improving one's diet or quitting smoking. This explains why 25% of Americans, and 40...
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The next year of COVID-19Jan 12, 2022 12:00 am - The year began with such great optimism when it came to COVID-19. Science had produced a miracle or, rather, multiple miracles named Pfizer and Moderna and Johnson & Joh...
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Workin' for a livin'Jan 11, 2022 12:00 am - After doing an hourlong local news podcast, which is not as much fun as you'd think, I got off what I laughingly call "work" and headed to a local liquor store. It was p...