Articles filed under Commentary
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Citizen reporting, instant news and the role of editorsSep 06, 2012 9:06 am - We have a saying around here that everyone needs an editor. I can tell you that when you edit the editor’s copy, you are much more discreet about the changes you make or...
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Michelle’s valentine to menSep 06, 2012 5:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- There’s no point trying to find something wrong with Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Convention. It was perfection. From her stage...
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Joe Lieberman: Party of oneSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - Sen. Joe Lieberman — just 12 years after taking the stage in Los Angeles as the Democratic vice presidential nominee — was not invited to this year’s Democratic conventi...
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Profitability and insuring the elderlySep 05, 2012 5:00 am - Those who liken the health plan for government employees to the Republican plan for moving Medicare to private insurers miss a significant difference: the patients. The...
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Local employers, taxpayers part of pension solutionSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - The Aug. 21 op-ed by Marc Levine, titled “Cost shift would worsen pension problem,” raises critical points that need to be addressed when considering Illinois’ pension r...
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Your turn, Mr. PresidentSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - We have reached a phase of the presidential campaign that could be called the Season of Empty Metaphors. At their convention in Tampa, Fla., Mitt Romney and the Republi...
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Bad immigration ideas from all directionsSep 03, 2012 5:00 am - No balanced talk of immigration reform is expected before the November election. But that need not stop the airing of proposals, some of them semi-formed, some half-bake...
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The ‘deterrence works’ fantasySep 03, 2012 5:00 am - There are few foreign-policy positions more silly than the assertion without context that “deterrence works.” It is like saying air power works. Well, it worked for Koso...
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The elephant in the roomSep 02, 2012 5:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. -- Gazing out on the pale continent of the Republican National Convention, it was interesting to ponder: What if Barack Obama had been a Republican? Most li...
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Paul Ryan’s speech bubbleAug 31, 2012 10:51 am - The commentators may be raving, but if you ask me, they’re living in a bubble — along with the candidate. President Obama: Bad. Republicans: Good. My mother: My hero. Sm...