Opinion Columns
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As election nears, another battle over intelligence and RussiaSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - A new furor has erupted over Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe's decision to give some members of Congress written updates on foreign election interferenc...
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Diversity, equity and inclusion nonsenseSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - Check out any professional and most college basketball teams. Their starting five, and most of their other 10 players, are black, as is 80% of the NBA. This does not com...
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Nancy Reagan redSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Nancy Reagan was one of the most elegant women I have ever met: gracious, with impeccable taste. It must have been 1995 when I got an urgent call from the fellow I knew ...
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Want to boost economic growth? Tell government to spend lessSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Intellectuals are supposed to speak truth to power. Unfortunately, some seem to be more interested in saying what everyone expects them to say, which only reinforces the...
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The 'suburban lifestyle dream' we all deserveAug 30, 2020 1:00 am - When Pamela Mitchell turned the key to the front door of her new home, she looked to her 9-year-old daughter and said, “Pinch me.” After years of searching for a home th...
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Trump saps the pride of all who work for himAug 30, 2020 1:00 am - The biggest loser of the Republican National Convention is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, whose videotaped address to the GOP confab from Jerusalem with the Old City in...
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The joys of pandemic pupsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - I write this on International Dog Day, a holiday I had not previously heard of, clearly a creation of social media and some sharp marketers. Unlike the flower, restauran...
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Trump's Republicans scoring on issues Democrats wouldn't mentionAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - You know the first two nights of the Republicans' virtual national convention have gone well when you see that Politico's morning Playbook leads with a lame joke about t...
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In today's supercharged politics, even a garden can start a fightAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - It has long been accepted, at least in some circles, that there is a condition known as Trump Derangement Syndrome. But if there are still any skeptics out there, consid...
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Saunders: Blaming Trump, but giving Democrats a pass on COVIDAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - At the Democratic National Convention, Kristin Urquiza essentially accused President Donald Trump of killing her father, Mark, who died of the coronavirus after he went ...