Opinion Columns
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A failure to communicateFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - To sum up President Trump's first month in office, he has exceeded everyone's expectations. To those who opposed him, he's worse than expected. To those who supported hi...
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My students deserve equitable fundingFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - At a recent dinner, my cousin Luke, who is a high school student, told us about his school's occasional treats of hot chocolate and doughnuts. He also told us about his ...
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This Is 'The Problem We All Live With'Feb 19, 2017 12:00 am - Ruby Bridges was 6 years old when federal marshals escorted her through a screaming crowd of angry white adults so that she could be the first black child to attend an a...
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Was this front-page news? Is Toby Keith Catholic?Feb 18, 2017 1:00 pm - A story, "How Toby Keith put Ribfest in political crosshairs" drew this online comment: "Why is the Herald making this a front page issue? Don't we have enough problems ...
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Looking at the progress during 'rocking horse' first month of Trump presidencyFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - Let's say you are a Trump voter, the kind we often hear about - an honest, hardworking American who put up with Donald Trump's unusual behavior because you wanted a pres...
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The great game rages onFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - If the world today seems to you like a confusing or confounding place, you are certainly not alone. Sometimes it seems like a puzzle gone mad, with pieces jumping up and...
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Time for Trump to hit campaign trailFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - President Trump's many critics say his young administration is a hot mess. His defenders say Trump has accomplished more in three weeks than many presidents do in years....
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Bannon before the fameFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - I used to host a radio show with Steve Bannon. Yes, that Steve Bannon. It was a Catholic radio show, and we talked about life and faith and how you integrate the two. I...
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Selfies at Mar-a-Lago and reassurance about the nuclear 'football'Feb 15, 2017 12:00 am - By now a few million Americans have met "Rick," the aide-de-camp who carries the nuclear "football" for President Trump, and Richard DeAgazio, a Mar-a-Lago club member w...
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Pawns of liberalsFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - Ordinary black people cannot afford to go along with the liberal agenda that calls for undermining police authority. That agenda makes for more black crime victims. Let'...