Opinion Columns
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The seismic shifts as boomers 'retire'Jan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - When I retired from my tenure as a columnist last year, my daughter relayed the news to my grandson, who promptly picked up the phone and, in his most serious 7-year-old...
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Wrongheaded again on illegal immigrationJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - California and Arizona share a common border and a common destiny, despite the reluctance of each to admit it and best efforts of each to avoid it. Now, one shortsighted...
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A resolution for all timesJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - It befalls the columnist this time of year to look back and recap, to assign blame and shame while offering the obligatory mea culpa and, of course, to resolve. It befa...
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Dishonesty in the death penalty debateJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - California has more prisoners on death row than any other state. Last year, according to the Los Angeles Times, it added 28 more, for a total of 717, contrary to trends ...
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Politicians stalked by snowstormsDec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - If you're a politician, beware of snow. It can bury a career. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are learning that lesson the hard ...
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King Coal's staying powerDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Cowlitz County in Washington state is across the Columbia River from Portland, Ore., which promotes mass transit and urban density and is a green reproach to the rest of...
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About that nude photo shoot by Evan LysacekDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Being an eagle-eyed editor and all, I just knew something big was going on when virtually the entire staff was gathered around an editor's computer screen a few months a...
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Kardashians have the intellect to really shock usDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - If you don't already know about the Kardashian sisters, you probably don't want to know. Kourtney, Kim and Khloe have grown very rich dressing like tramps and otherwise ...
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Welcome, Zachary Furnish-JohnDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Born on Christmas Day in California to a surrogate mother, weighing in at 7 pounds 15 ounces. The son of proud fathers Sir Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish...
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Don't forget the power of the printed pageDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Here's a thought about something you can do more of in 2011. Read. Yes, I very well know that hearing an editor urge you to read is like hearing a dairy farmer urge you ...