Opinion Columns
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A farewell to friendsJun 10, 2014 5:01 am - You know how it goes. You lose track of friends and then one day, someone gets in touch to say the friend has left us to our mortal pursuits. Two such messages came rece...
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President's legacy trumps all elseJun 08, 2014 5:01 am - As a presidential candidate in 2007, Barack Obama told historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, "I have no desire to be one of those presidents who are just on the list - you see...
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Despite troubling news, there's plenty to inspireJun 08, 2014 5:00 am - It was a very newsy Page 1 on Thursday. But the news wasn't exactly uplifting: an interview with an angry stepdad of a Bartlett soldier killed perhaps while trying to fi...
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D-Day, Part 2: The horrible waste of warJun 06, 2014 5:01 am - Editor's note: This is the second in a series of columns about D-Day by famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle. NORMANDY BEACHHEAD, June 16, 1944 - I took a walk along ...
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D-Day, Part 3: A long thin line of personal anguishJun 06, 2014 5:01 am - Editor's note: This is the third in a series of columns about D-Day by famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle. NORMANDY BEACHHEAD, June 17, 1944 - In the preceding column w...
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Ernie Pyle's D-Day, Part 1: A pure miracleJun 06, 2014 5:01 am - Editor's note: This is the first in a series of columns about D-Day by famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle. NORMANDY BEACHHEAD, June 12, 1944 - Due to a last-minute alter...
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Obama's hard choicesJun 05, 2014 5:01 am - The exchange of five Guantanamo detainees for the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has reminded us of three unpleasant facts of life: The United States does negotiate ...
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Discretion is the better part of reporting on shocking crimeJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - There are innumerable media issues arising from the disturbing Wisconsin case of two 12-year-old girls who stabbed a friend nearly to death hoping to satisfy a fictional...
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Why I still have faith in CongressJun 04, 2014 5:01 am - It's depressing to read poll after poll highlighting Americans' utter disdain for Congress. But it's my encounters with ordinary citizens at public meetings or in casual...
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Talking himself into a cornerJun 03, 2014 5:01 am - Like a pitcher who has lost his fastball, Barack Obama has lost "the speech." The speech has always been central to the president and his presidency. He established his ...