Opinion Columns
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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...
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Probing intentions in the cyber-fogMar 27, 2013 5:00 am - Two Ohio girls stand accused of saying vile, menacing things on Twitter — seriously accused. The high-schoolers, ages 15 and 16, were arrested and face a possible six mo...