Opinion Columns
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A doctrine of no retreatAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - As memories of the Cold War fade, like photographs bleached by sunlight, few remember the Brezhnev Doctrine. It was enunciated by Leonid Brezhnev in Warsaw in 1968 as a ...
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Open a locker? We can help with that, tooAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Immerse yourself in the story; don't become the story. That's advice I heard a long time ago. Pretty good advice, too. I take it to mean: Research the issue well or spen...
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The Equal Rites Awards, 2009Aug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Every year at this time, we prepare to celebrate Aug. 26, the anniversary of women's suffrage, in our own quirky way. We cheerfully distribute the Equal Rites Awards to ...
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Our blogs: All the news that fits and then someAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - More-cynical voters often ascribe to the position that anyone who seeks a political office is prima facie unqualified to hold it. Political jobs in themselves don't pay ...
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An organic approach to health careAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Now is the time for all good capitalists to shop at Whole Foods. Not only will you get great produce, fresh meat, fish and healthy to-go meals, but you'll irritate thos...
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On economic stimulus, some questions remainAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Before the opponents of health care reform turned congressional town meetings into shouting matches, they had picked another target. The naysayers announced to the world...
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Taking the president on faithAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Oh, for those halcyon days when our biggest worry was whether the federal "faith-based" office might encourage a homeless person to find Jesus. Remember that? Hardly any...
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Palin's 'ism' factor: Following the footsteps of Joseph McCarthyAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Try this on for size: Palinism. What is it? It is an updated version of McCarthyism, which takes it name from the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin liar, demagogu...
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Our 'Gimme' societyAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Sometimes, I think America's national creed is: "gimme, gimme, gimme." As in: "Gimme a bailout." With banks, insurance firms and automobile manufacturers getting a helpi...
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Sometimes slopes really are slipperyAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Sarah Palin was right, the second time. We do need to turn down the rhetorical heat lest we miss important issues in the proposed House health care bill. Unfortunately,...