Opinion Columns
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A referendum on war with Iran?Mar 14, 2012 1:00 am - Unless Ron Paul somehow wins the nomination, it looks as if a vote for the Republican presidential candidate this fall will be a vote for war with Iran. No other conclus...
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In memoriam for outspoken voices on all sidesMar 13, 2012 1:17 pm - In the wake of conservative activist, author and publisher Andrew Breitbart’s death, the news media reported on the sharp division of “opinion” reflected on Twitter and ...
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Letter to MittMar 13, 2012 4:00 am - Dear Mitt: Consider me a neighbor leaning over the picket fence. You have a picket fence, don’t you? An ivy-covered wall? Fine, I’ll get a ladder. This is what I want t...
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Change you shouldn’t believe inMar 12, 2012 12:22 pm - At some point while watching HBO’s absolutely smashing (and terrifying) movie “Game Change,” it occurred to me that Sarah Palin has ruined America. The movie has been sc...
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In classrooms, quality countsMar 12, 2012 5:00 am - Every few months, a handful of education reform advocates push the idea that the public education system's woes could be fixed if only there were more black or Hispanic ...
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Ten questions for Super TuesdayMar 11, 2012 4:00 am - 1. What were the Republicans thinking when they “reformed” their system to look more like the Democrats’ system? (Meanwhile, the Democrats have been trying to reform the...
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Obama vs. Israel: Priority No. 1? Stop IsraelMar 11, 2012 4:00 am - It’s Lucy and the football, Iran-style. After ostensibly tough talk about preventing Iran from going nuclear, the Obama administration acquiesced to yet another round of...
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Do-it-himself editor writes on poms, posts videosMar 10, 2012 11:00 pm - In Saturday’s editions you’ll find a story on a topic and with a byline you wouldn’t normally expect to see: A piece on the state championship wins of three high school ...
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A sincere apologyMar 08, 2012 12:41 pm - The first apology by Rush Limbaugh, posted on his website over the weekend, sounded forced, qualified, almost defensive. The second, broadcast live on his Monday show, s...
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Failing the test of political courageMar 08, 2012 12:24 pm - How’s this for political cowardice? Right-wing bloviator Rush Limbaugh launches a vile attack, full of sexual insults and smarmy innuendo, against a young woman whose on...