Opinion Columns
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Ahmadinejad's ranting offers a valuable glimpseSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a laughable performance last Monday at Columbia University. It's too bad he's the head of state of a country diametrically opp...
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Too busy ripping Ahmadinejad to hear his messageSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations stirred a chorus of criticism from mainstream American leaders and activists. But Arabs and Muslims l...
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'Kid Nation' certainly reflects poorly on adults of the nationSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - When they write the cultural history of childhood in 21st century America, I hope they leave room for a few unkind words about "Kid Nation." CBS' latest new reality show...
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Translators and their related costs least of our ballot box worriesSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a day or two into an out-of-town vacation, one is faced with a moment of stark recognition. Not everyone in the world lives daily under the stress of gang warfare a...
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Still no excuse for Burns' omission of HispanicsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - There is a story that has been in my family for more than 60 years. It's V-J Day, 1945, the end of World War II in the Pacific, and my grandparents are working with my f...
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Times still intent on suppressing speech, except for its ownSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Two days before Christmas in 1967, President Lyndon Johnson, visiting the Vatican, presented Pope Paul VI with a foot-high bust of Lyndon Johnson. Small choices can reve...
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Divergent stories about religion and sexuality needed to be toldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Anytime it takes more than a year to get something in the newspaper, you really hope it was worth the trouble. So if the virulence -- and diversity -- of opinion on the ...
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GOP's risk in opposing expanded child health careSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The spectacle Tuesday of 151 House Republicans voting in lock step with the White House against expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was on...
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History, ethnic strife suggests it's time to partition IraqSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The creation of modern India and Pakistan entailed the uprooting of more than 12 million people. Bangladesh was ripped from Pakistan. The creation of Republika Srpska, a...
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Annual Wrigley ritual appears headed for extra inningsSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The last home game of the baseball season at Wrigley Field is a Cub fan's holy day of obligation. We members of the faithful flock make the annual pilgrimage to our bas...