Opinion Columns
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Combat is no place to be politically correctDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - As the Islamic State amped up attacks around the world, the Pentagon responded by bravely announcing that American women will now be put in direct ground combat. Whereu...
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The empty case for progressive taxationDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - Progressives are increasingly preoccupied with income inequality, and their current hero, Sen. Bernie Sanders, favors increasing the tax system's progressivity. So, in t...
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Camps are not the solution to the Syrian refugee crisisDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - "I used to live like a king." This is how Ahmed welcomed our team into his tiny apartment. A Syrian refugee, Ahmed's life began to crumble when the Syrian uprising began...
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Taking stock of a weird race for presidentDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - A Presidential election year without an incumbent running for a second term often produces unusual and even strange politics, but the upcoming 2016 campaign may top the ...
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Basic story turns into major lesson on fire safetyDec 05, 2015 1:00 pm - It started as a spot news story and turned into much, much more. Staff writer Lauren Rohr, while working the Sunday night "breaking news" shift, reported on the basics o...
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Time is running out for popular parks programDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - You may not have heard of a small, but vital federal program called the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but if you enjoy clean water, fresh air, healthy lands, vibrant...
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Slusher: Trying to do our job when pols don't do theirsDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - No news, we note in this business, is not good news. That twist on an old maxim is particularly relevant, and on many levels, as it pertains to coverage this week of the...
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Yes, Mr. Trump, hope does happen that wayDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Donald Trump's offenses against taste, tolerance and truthfulness are coming so fast that it is hard to pick out individual cases. But let's linger on his recent foray i...
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The president who lost his voiceDec 02, 2015 12:00 am - The presidency has changed Barack Obama. His hair has gone gray, which is to be expected, and he looks older, which is also to be expected, but his eloquence has been re...
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The pathology of Trump-itisDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - Surely he's finally gone and done it now. Donald Trump, insulter extraordinaire, was bound to cross a line too far. Two days before Thanksgiving, he made many people fe...