Articles filed under Commentary
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Romney’s luckMar 06, 2012 4:00 am - It’s been a wild ride, but the storyline of the Republican race remains remarkably simple and constant: It’s Mitt Romney and the perishable pretenders. Five have come a...
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Romney becomes poison pill for RepublicansMar 04, 2012 5:06 am - Who’da thunk it? Mitt Romney, who walked away with Michigan even as he was losing the nomination four years ago, barely surviving the Michigan primary this time? Much le...
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Winfield turmoil latest in a history of suburban feudsMar 04, 2012 5:00 am - I am sure the presence of a Daily Herald photographer and reporter had no bearing on how the members of the Winfield village board behaved Thursday night. Compared to so...
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Super PAC donors acting as kingmakersMar 04, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — When Communists and sympathizers made excuses for Stalin’s terror, they said, “You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.” To which George Orwell respo...
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The danger of Mitt being MittMar 03, 2012 4:00 am - Political consultants tell candidates to be authentic — to “be yourself.” In Mitt Romney's case, that might not be such good advice. Once again, for what seems like the...
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The damage done by RushMar 03, 2012 4:00 am - Who'd have thought that Rush Limbaugh would become the great uniter in this divisive political season? Indeed, he has united decent people of all stripes and persuasion...
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Afghanistan burningMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - For me, the Quran-burning incident in Afghanistan brought back memories of the horrible morning at the White House when photos of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison surfaced...
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The year I became a ‘minority’Mar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Is the sky falling for minority students because the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case seeking an end to using race as a preferential college admissions factor? N...
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Reading between the lines of an NTSB death reportMar 01, 2012 11:00 am - On Valentine’s Day, the National Transportation Safety Board held a public hearing on what caused the 2009 derailment that killed one and injured nine when a Canadian Na...
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The God gap is growing widerMar 01, 2012 11:00 am - There have been many “gaps” in modern politics. There is the gender gap, the generation gap and now the God gap, which is the gulf between people who take God’s instruct...