Opinion Columns
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The changing tone of the Trump-Russia probleOct 26, 2017 1:00 am - Have you noticed? In recent public comments, the lawmakers investigating the Trump-Russia affair, along with some of the commentators who dissect its every development, ...
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Flake op-ed: It's time to stand up to TrumpOct 24, 2017 11:00 pm - As I contemplate the Trump presidency, I cannot help but think of Joseph Welch. On June 9, 1954, during the Army-McCarthy hearings, Welch, who was the chief counsel for ...
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It's what we do that countsOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - Our political system appears dysfunctional and occasionally on the verge of breakdown. But however dire things appear in Washington, I believe we have it within us to se...
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A Republican president said things that needed to be saidOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - George W. Bush's speech last week at a forum hosted by his eponymous institute might as well have been titled "Dear Donald." The 43rd president all but called out the cu...
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An outline for safety in contact sportsOct 23, 2017 1:00 am - High school sports that place tender spinal cord and brains exposed to life changing impairment should be more carefully scrutinized, especially by parents. Thanks to t...
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On North Korea and Iran, will Trump back down or double down?Oct 22, 2017 1:00 am - Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's comprehensive documentary series on the Vietnam War is filled with the stories and voices of ordinary soldiers on all sides of the conflict. ...
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Cubs stress-texting: Had to switch to the Hawks gameOct 22, 2017 1:00 am - Stress texting thread for Game 4, National League championship series, starting with the opening pitch: (nothing) (crickets) 9:31 p.m. Thursday: Feez: Stress texting is ...
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America's Protestant foundation deserves celebrationOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - We are overwhelmed every day by stories about religions on the margins of the American experience. But there is one religion we almost never see in the news these days. ...
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Education must mean more than the avoidance of offenseOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - The desire to protect young people from offensive ideas and words is an understandable instinct. In the context of bullying, it is a requirement. In the context of great...
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What Trump's new executive actions accomplishOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - President Trump's most recent high-profile executive actions - on Obamacare, immigration and the Iran nuclear deal - do three big things. First, they push Congress to ac...