Opinion Columns
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The debacle of the gun control debateJan 17, 2013 4:00 am - Once, after I had written about gun control, a guy called to differ and said that had the Jews of Germany been armed, the Holocaust never would have happened. That asser...
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An addition helps strengthen the 'mysterious' editorial boardJan 16, 2013 11:00 pm - Renee Trappe, the Daily Herald's assistant managing editor for local news, joined the newspaper's editorial board this week, and that gives me a dual opportunity today. ...
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Guns without rosesJan 16, 2013 4:00 am - Unlike many who recently have joined the debate about gun rights, I have a long history with guns, which I proffer only in the interest of pre-empting the “elitist, libe...
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Can Hillary Clinton pace herself?Jan 16, 2013 4:00 am - The football helmet that State Department staffers presented Hillary Clinton upon her return to the office was cute, but only sort of. Same went for the “Clinton” footba...
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The meaning of HagelJan 15, 2013 4:00 am - “This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” — Barack Obama to Dmitri Medvedev, March 26, 2012 The puzzle of the Chuck Hagel nomination for ...
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The balancing act of parentingJan 14, 2013 4:00 am - I often describe it as my most important job. It’s the one that is the most difficult, and yet the most fulfilling. It consumes the most time, and it’s the one where I m...
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On crying at the moviesJan 14, 2013 4:00 am - Following the “Les Miserables” incident on Christmas Day, I suspect I will never convince my teenage sons to attend a movie with me again. At various moments of high emo...
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Changing channelsJan 11, 2013 10:30 am - No one forced me, but I finally decided it was time to discover what all the business was about Honey Boo Boo. Even though I’ve made reference to the show featuring a f...
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A rallying cry to tame spendingJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - “Even victors are by victories undone.” -- John Dryden Democrats not allergic to arithmetic must know the cost of their “fiscal cliff” victory. When they flinched from...
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Hot enough for you?Jan 11, 2013 4:00 am - All right, now can we talk about climate change? After a year when the lower 48 states suffered the warmest temperatures, and the second-craziest weather, since record-k...