Editorials
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Why can't we debate with civility?Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the most important roles a newspaper plays in society is the one in which it serves as a forum for public discussion and debate. That's not hyperbole. It's a fund...
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Sharper oversight of airlines neededJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - An audit of the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of the airline industry ought to be among the free reading material offered to airline passengers in the seat...
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State leaders need to compromiseJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Is it too much to ask for the so-called leaders of state government to sit down together to hammer this thing out? As Yogi Berra said, it's like deja vu all over again. ...
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Praise for ending the buzz in boozeJul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - An alcoholic beverage company promoting booze juiced with caffeine has a slogan that reads, "You can sleep when you're 30." Gee, whom do you think they're trying to reac...
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Congress to blame for current oil crisisJul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It has been decades since the original oil embargo. Neither party has done anything to address the energy crisis we are now in over that long period of time. It is the f...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Eat, drink and be ... disrespectful It'd be a character-building lesson if everyone - at some point in their life - could work in a restaurant. Being a waitress, waiter ...
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The 'anniversary festival' of freedomJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Today, we celebrate the nation's independence with picnics and barbecues, parades and festivals, fireworks and music, watermelons and burgers and beer. This is no accide...
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Take tweezers, but let us order toxins online?Jul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As we approach Independence Day and celebrate our nation's freedom, it's clear the horror of Sept. 11, 2001, has forever changed life here in the United States. We no l...
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The boost to a federal shield proposalJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The prospects that the relationships between journalists and their confidential sources would be protected under federal law received a considerable boost last week. The...
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Federal paid leave bill is an affrontJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Excuse us if our commentary trespasses just a bit into hyperbole, but it feels like blunt language is necessary to wake people up - and especially to wake up the politic...