Opinion Columns
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A difference beyond questionAug 08, 2012 5:00 am - A difference beyond question Before the Jews of Hungary were emancipated in the 19th century, they were not permitted to own land. By the end of the century, they were ...
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The ‘boring’ 2012 campaignAug 08, 2012 5:00 am - PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. -- Two of my pundit colleagues — David Brooks of The New York Times and Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal — have written about this “boring” an...
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Drought nation heads for dry federal wellAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - CHADRON, Neb. — As three-digit temps broil the sidewalks through late afternoon, one walks alone in this charming Nebraska panhandle city. These days, Chadron seems more...
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First lady bluesAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - Not surprisingly, Barbara Bush said it most succinctly: “The first lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.” And how. One needn’t prod Michelle Obama fo...
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Romney’s excellent tripAug 06, 2012 5:00 am - At the outset of his recent foreign trip, Mitt Romney committed a gaffe. In answer to a question about the Olympics, he expressed skepticism about London’s preparations....
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Romney does it againAug 06, 2012 5:00 am - Last spring, when he was ever so carefully seeking the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney’s scripted, straight-from-the-briefing-book style made him a favorite of the co...
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In the company of MadisonAug 05, 2012 5:00 am - Ted Cruz’s victory in Tuesday’s Texas Republican runoff for the U.S. Senate nomination is the most impressive triumph yet for the still-strengthening tea party impulse. ...
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Chick-fil-A debate shows it’s more than getting quotes rightAug 05, 2012 5:00 am - Several years ago, an abortion protest ended up at the Lisle offices of the Daily Herald. As I recall, the group had rented a bus and was visiting abortion clinics throu...
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Romney’s message of strength in PolandAug 03, 2012 5:00 am - The same week that President Obama’s health regulations go into effect, forcing people of faith to violate their conscience or shut their doors, Mitt Romney was preachin...
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Politically and otherwise, the Mountain West swingsAug 03, 2012 5:00 am - DENVER — When the sun goes down, the new Mountain West comes out swinging. Denver’s Larimer Square and LoDo (Lower Downtown) district turns into a multicultural Mixmaste...