Opinion Columns
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Our sordid history on gay marriageApr 03, 2013 5:00 am - We have all become political hacks. We are all engaged in the back and forth of politics, the jot or tittle of the process, the meaningless cable chatter of it all, the ...
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What really happened in JerusalemApr 02, 2013 5:00 am - “I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those (Palestinian) kids, they’d say I want these kids to succeed.” — Barack Obama, in Jerusalem, March 21 V...
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Testing the will of the peopleApr 01, 2013 5:00 am - What do Americans believe anymore? Is it simply whatever is convenient to our politics? Our inconsistencies seem to ring louder than ever. Or do we just have short memor...
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Hope springs with springMar 31, 2013 5:00 am - Winter wore out its welcome early this year. It wasn’t hard; it was inconsistent, alternating days that seemed almost warm with cold snaps. It rarely redeemed itself wit...
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Local primaries make case for less democracyMar 31, 2013 5:00 am - Each week, we editor types contribute items for our Soapbox feature — pithy, quick-hit comments on the suburbs. Here’s an sample from Saturday’s Opinion page: $130 per v...
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Polarized by faithMar 31, 2013 5:00 am - Second of two parts. At the Normandy American Cemetery on the cliff above Omaha Beach, there are rows and rows of crosses and Stars of David. Certainly, many buried ther...
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If Hillary Clinton has a time to win, it’s in ’16Mar 29, 2013 5:00 am - No matter what Barack Obama does, he cannot escape the shadow of his former political opponent. Hillary Clinton, back from her global travels visiting places and peoples...
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Celebrating some of the copy editor’s work you do seeMar 28, 2013 5:00 am - Today I come to praise the headline writer’s art. And the impetus for my thoughts is this gem from last Friday’s sports page: “Life of no Brian.” The headline, playing o...
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America’s fast track to secularizationMar 28, 2013 5:00 am - First of two parts. There is a close relationship between culture and cult — between the shared attitudes and values of a people and their religious views and practices....
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The GOP’s primary problemMar 27, 2013 5:00 am - “The problem with the Republican Party is Republicans.” This quote is taken not from the recent report of a Republican task force but from the mind of yours truly. It is...