Opinion Columns
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2012 may see 'favorite son' strategy returnFeb 06, 2011 10:00 pm - When the National Governors Association holds its winter meeting here starting on Feb. 26, I expect to see some initial steps in the 2012 presidential campaign. That thr...
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Praying to fill the gapsFeb 05, 2011 11:00 pm - I was talking to a friend who was recently diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma — a young guy (by my lights), in his early 40s, if that; a jock, former varsity athlete,...
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Toward a soft landing in EgyptFeb 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Who doesn't love a democratic revolution? Who is not moved by the renunciation of fear and the reclamation of dignity in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria? The worldw...
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Come out of hiding, moderate RepublicansFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - One of the more disagreeable traits of many tea party “spokespeople,” aside from their loose connection with facts, is their zest for threatening Republicans who don't l...
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In praise of our 40th president at 100Feb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - On the centenary of Ronald Reagan's birth, I pause for another historic event: agreement with President Obama, who says of his predecessor in USA Today, “Ronald Wilson R...
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Nuance changes but not key theme of storm coverageFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - These are the times for stories we'll always remember. They are the “where were you when” stories that we tell our children and grandchildren 20 or 30 years from now whe...
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College is what you make of it; just get past stressFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Every year, UCLA's Higher Education Research Center does a national study of college freshmen, some 200,000 in all. This year, the big news is emotional health — or lack...
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Let's stop ignoring the fire next doorFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Many Americans are keeping a watchful eye on the developments halfway around the world in Egypt. However, they must not forget the crisis next door in Mexico. The situa...
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Flames stoked too readily by extremistsJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - The turmoil in Egypt must not be seen in isolation from other events in the world. Neither is it an aberration. It is the next scene in a long-running play whose final a...
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Democracy is nothing without human rightsJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Things are about to go from bad to worse in the Middle East. An Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement is nowhere in sight. Lebanon just became a Hezbollah state, which is ...