Articles filed under Commentary
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King Coal's staying powerDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Cowlitz County in Washington state is across the Columbia River from Portland, Ore., which promotes mass transit and urban density and is a green reproach to the rest of...
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Kardashians have the intellect to really shock usDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - If you don't already know about the Kardashian sisters, you probably don't want to know. Kourtney, Kim and Khloe have grown very rich dressing like tramps and otherwise ...
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Welcome, Zachary Furnish-JohnDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Born on Christmas Day in California to a surrogate mother, weighing in at 7 pounds 15 ounces. The son of proud fathers Sir Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish...
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Don't forget the power of the printed pageDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Here's a thought about something you can do more of in 2011. Read. Yes, I very well know that hearing an editor urge you to read is like hearing a dairy farmer urge you ...
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A plot twist in demise of the Dream ActDec 28, 2010 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO — The Senate works just like any crime drama. First comes the murder. Then comes the cover-up intended to throw sleuths off the trail. So, who really killed th...
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Obama's next gamble on true reformDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The main achievements of the lame-duck session of Congress were reminders of what might have been. President Obama gave something to get something. To secur...
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Don't buy political spin the Civil WarDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Civil War is about to loom very large in the popular memory. We would do well to be candid about its causes and not allow distortions of contemporary po...
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Here's a reliable forecast on media and new CongressDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - You don't have to be a psychic who forecasts future events for supermarket tabloids to accurately predict what awaits the new congressional Republican class of 2011. The...
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Pension proposal offers Medicine for mendicantsDec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The nation's menu of crises caused by governmental malpractice may soon include states coming to Congress as mendicants, seeking relief from the consequence...
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Slow-Growing Population? Great!Dec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - The analyses of the new census numbers were predictable, and I take issue with nearly every one. Let's start with the suggestion that population rising at the lowest rat...