Opinion Columns
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The selective modesty of Barack ObamaJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Remember NASA? It once represented to the world the apogee of American scientific and technological achievement. Here is President Obama's vision of NASA's mission, as e...
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When Blagojevich saw himself destined to be presidentJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - After hearing Milorad Blagojevich's world views so fluently expressed on FBI tape recordings, it is much easier to accept the plot of "Transformers 3," currently being f...
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To mock a heroJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Fifty years ago Sunday, a novel hit America's bookshelves that changed the way millions thought about race and the inexplicable South. Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbi...
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An open mind on climateJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - It's odd how little we've heard lately from the skeptics who deny that climate change is real. What's the matter, people? Heat stroke? The Venus-like heat that much of t...
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A cynical budget maneuverJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - On June 30, the Congressional Budget Office issued its long-term outlook, predicting that deficits would come down for the next few years as the need for counterrecessio...
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How much cyberparenting must schools do?Jul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - A boy has apparently sent filthy text messages to your daughter over the weekend. Both are sixth-graders at the same school. You, the girl's father, coach sports with th...
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Our addiction to governmentJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Last weekend as America celebrated the 234th anniversary of its independence from Britain, there was a reminder of how increasingly dependent too many Americans have bec...
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Striving to tell it like it is, whether 'insane' or notJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - A year and a half ago, and for some months before, a certain refrain was repeated when some people took stock of the nation's economy. Things weren't that bad, the theme...
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Nobody angling for a knockoutJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS - Sometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than h...
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Obama's got work to do on emotingJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - In the days since I suggested that President Obama's rhetorical style mimics feminine tropes, I've been informed of the following: One, a black man cannot show anger in...