Articles filed under Commentary
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Catholic clergy back liberal programsFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - As a lifelong Catholic, I have been appalled as, year after year, administration after administration, our church leaders have supported and applauded one liberal govern...
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The new Lego ‘women’Feb 17, 2012 4:00 am - My sons are aghast at what we call the new “Lady Legos.” So am I. They think our favorite toy manufacturer’s new “Friends” line of building kits aimed at girls is “stupi...
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Romney on the edgeFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - The central narrative of the Republican nomination contest is easy to summarize: Any candidate who is perceived as the main opponent to Mitt Romney immediately ties or l...
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The dual duty of informing and engaging votersFeb 16, 2012 8:00 am - As every election approaches, Daily Herald editors and reporters conduct editorial board interviews with as many candidates as we can get to meet with us for local, regi...
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A religious war out of thin airFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - At ease, Christian soldiers. There is no “war on religion,” no assault on the Catholic Church. A faith that has endured for thousands of years will survive even Nicki Mi...
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Losing libertyFeb 15, 2012 5:00 am - “Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?” -- Thomas Jefferson “The Constitution is not an ins...
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Playing the anti-American cardFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - Recent provocations by Egypt are both serious and mysterious. In December, its government conducted a series of armed raids on respected human rights and democracy orga...
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Obama in denial about American influenceFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - The usually reliable sources tell us that President Obama picked up a recent edition of the highly reliable New Republic and came away impressed. He read a lengthy essay...
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Big Brother is ‘sharing’Feb 14, 2012 4:00 am - My, how you’ve changed, Big Brother. What happened to the sourpuss in “1984,” George Orwell’s grim novel about a thought-controlled future? Gone are the piercing eyes an...
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The power of losingFeb 13, 2012 4:00 am - Mitt Romney’s recent losses to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota revealed a truism that Romney might want to study — but not too much! Parting with one’...