Articles filed under Commentary
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Getting money back in circulation key to middle-class prosperityMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - The middle class is losing ground at a startling pace, posing a significant threat to all Americans. Real-life stories abound. Paul, a sales clerk, earns $10.45 per ho...
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Hillary and the media: Act 2016Mar 20, 2015 1:00 am - Amid all the verbiage about Hillary Clinton's email, one irrefutable fact emerges: Polls will drive us crazy before the Clintons do. The latest CNN/ORC poll shows that a...
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Economist's tasteless cover not worth more than a shrugMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - The latest controversy to spice up America's culture wars involves a magazine cover, chili peppers and a dash of overreaction. To add flavor to the discussion, let me s...
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Slusher: A suspicious envelope in a nervous ageMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - We were briefly the subject of the news Thursday, rather than merely reporters of it. The event disrupted our day. It scared some of us, angered others. But it had broad...
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Chinese cash and American jobsMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Chinese are coming! And they're bringing their golf clubs. Chinese investment in America reached $12 billion last year, according to the Rhodium...
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A war of Obama's own makingMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - The White House and some Democrats are livid over congressional Republican attempts to circumvent President Obama's authority to make a nuclear arms deal with Iran. They...
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Hillary in need of an opponentMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - In John F. Kennedy's first political race, he faced about nine opponents for a House seat. One of them was named Joe Russo, and he supposedly had the ethnic Italian vote...
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New tests reflect higher standards, better learningMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - As an educator who has been involved in teaching mathematics for 22 years, I am encouraged by recent shifts in education curriculum and assessment. The transition to new...
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Cotton letter: The roughest of draftsMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - The true scandal of the Tom Cotton letter to Iranian leaders is the manner in which the Republican Senate apparently conducts its affairs. The document was crafted by a...
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Saddest stories also can be the most importantMar 15, 2015 1:00 am - If there is one story I'd hope we'd never have to cover again, it's this: The deaths of children. Murder is an incomprehensible reason, but it can be just as unbearable ...