Opinion Columns
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Survey shows we want global engagement, but differ on howSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - Whether it is health care or domestic violence or even the wearing of masks, the divisions between Republicans and Democrats have been quite stark for some time. These d...
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We also must immunize ourselves against half-truths and politicsSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - If recent surveys are correct a substantial number of Americans may decide not to take one of the new coronavirus vaccines that may soon become available. This would be ...
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Stop me before I tweetSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - When young adults starting a career in journalism or public service ask me if they should set up a Twitter account and join the fray, they all get the same answer. Don't...
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Another revelation, another layer of griefSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - I learned a lot about how to die from my mother, and long before I was holding her hand as she drew her last breath. After nearly two decades as a nurse's aide, Mom beca...
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The campaign is at knife's edgeSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - The presidential campaign is at knife's edge. Both parties' campaigns assume that patterns of support will closely resemble those in 2016. And both are making surprising...
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Graduated tax gives regular working folks a rare breakSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Even when things start to sound better, regular working folks can't seem to catch a break. For instance, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, jo...
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A piece of cheesecake for 9/11Sep 11, 2020 1:00 am - My wife, Deborah, bought me a piece of cheesecake yesterday. The market she goes to sells individual pieces of cheesecake in clear plastic boxes. "Look," she said happil...
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The art of giving political speechesSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - I was talking to a friend not long ago who was pretty down on politics in all its forms. "I actually find real enjoyment in politics," I told him. He asked if I was nuts...
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Trump's invisible warSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - Did you hear the word "Obamacare" during the Republican convention? It was once President Donald Trump's worst enemy. Then it got more popular, as people who had not bee...
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Today and yesterdaySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - In matters of race and other social phenomena, there is a tendency to believe that what is seen today has always been. For Black people, the socioeconomic progress achie...