Opinion Columns
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Medicare reform or bustJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - The political lore of the 1964 presidential campaign has a reporter asking an elderly woman why she was supporting Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater. Goldwater, she an...
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Troubled waters ahead?Jun 01, 2011 1:00 am - In a slender essay titled “Here Is New York,” E.B. White wrote about the implausibility of the great city, mentioning among other things the millions of gallons of water...
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In cyberspace, everyone’s a criticJun 01, 2011 1:00 am - On the prowl for a good dinner in a Florida town we didn’t know well, I went on Yelp. Yelp is a social networking website that lets anyone review a business. One Italian...
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What Obama is doing to IsraelMay 31, 2011 4:00 am - Every Arab-Israeli negotiation contains a fundamental asymmetry: Israel gives up land, which is tangible; the Arabs make promises, which are ephemeral. The long-standing...
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Doping is a matter of conscience, not lawMay 31, 2011 4:00 am - Let’s suppose the new doping allegations against cyclist Lance Armstrong are true. Should his seven Tour de France victories be marked with an asterisk, or even erased? ...
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Pawlenty’s pace picks upMay 29, 2011 5:00 am - Asked three weeks ago if he would like to run for president, Mitch Daniels replied, “What sane person would like to?” His decision against running, following Haley Barb...
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All eyes on the storm, no matter whereMay 29, 2011 5:00 am - In 1954, E.B. White wrote a piece in The New Yorker about a hurricane hitting his part of Maine. The moment it left Boston, he notes in “The Eye of Edna,” the radio voic...
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An invitation for judicial activismMay 27, 2011 5:00 am - It is a question that merits its own Federalist Paper: When the legislature consistently fails in a fundamental duty, should the courts step in to provide a remedy? Tha...
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Hey, we’re all fighting for the same side hereMay 27, 2011 5:00 am - You’ve seen numerous stories in our Neighbor section in recent days about Memorial Day ceremonies and parades coming to our communities. With one exception: You’ll see o...
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A family matter, a public matterMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Last week, a 10-year-old boy in Riverside, Calif., who was charged with his father’s murder said he did it to stop the daily abuse that he, his brothers, sisters and ste...