Articles filed under Commentary
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Voting is 'Plan Only,' and we have duty to helpMar 15, 2012 5:00 am - In general, I don't reply or post comments to stories at dailyherald.com. I don't like to intrude on what is intended as an open forum for the broader community. But thi...
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Wrong focus pushing women away from GOPMar 15, 2012 1:00 am - Introducing her husband on Super Tuesday night, Ann Romney said women this election season are interested in jobs, the economy and the debt. Translation: So could we shu...
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Changing tactics, not their dreamsMar 14, 2012 12:15 pm - The weariness first started showing as provocative comments popped up here and there on social media sites and news story feedback sections: “Just as dehumanizing as usi...
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A referendum on war with Iran?Mar 14, 2012 1:00 am - Unless Ron Paul somehow wins the nomination, it looks as if a vote for the Republican presidential candidate this fall will be a vote for war with Iran. No other conclus...
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In memoriam for outspoken voices on all sidesMar 13, 2012 1:17 pm - In the wake of conservative activist, author and publisher Andrew Breitbart’s death, the news media reported on the sharp division of “opinion” reflected on Twitter and ...
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Letter to MittMar 13, 2012 4:00 am - Dear Mitt: Consider me a neighbor leaning over the picket fence. You have a picket fence, don’t you? An ivy-covered wall? Fine, I’ll get a ladder. This is what I want t...
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Change you shouldn’t believe inMar 12, 2012 12:22 pm - At some point while watching HBO’s absolutely smashing (and terrifying) movie “Game Change,” it occurred to me that Sarah Palin has ruined America. The movie has been sc...
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In classrooms, quality countsMar 12, 2012 5:00 am - Every few months, a handful of education reform advocates push the idea that the public education system's woes could be fixed if only there were more black or Hispanic ...
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Ten questions for Super TuesdayMar 11, 2012 4:00 am - 1. What were the Republicans thinking when they “reformed” their system to look more like the Democrats’ system? (Meanwhile, the Democrats have been trying to reform the...
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Obama vs. Israel: Priority No. 1? Stop IsraelMar 11, 2012 4:00 am - It’s Lucy and the football, Iran-style. After ostensibly tough talk about preventing Iran from going nuclear, the Obama administration acquiesced to yet another round of...