Articles filed under Commentary
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The ambiguity of war's endSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that the Iraq war is over - for U.S. combat troops, at least - only one thing is clear about the outcome: We didn't win. We didn't lose, either, in the sense of bein...
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Extremists mustn't write war's endingSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - In his Oval Office address Tuesday night announcing the end of combat operations in Iraq, President Obama said, "It's time to turn the page" and start focusing on rebuil...
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Guidelines help keep letters lively, diverse and localSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - We've had some lively discussions lately among various Daily Herald editors who deal with our Fence Post letters, so, with the unofficial Labor Day kickoff of the Novemb...
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A modern day Valjean? It could happenAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended about one-third of Rod Blagojevich's first trial (RB-I). It was educational and entertaining as well as disheartening and at times frightening. In all honesty...
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5 years later, note our common humanityAug 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It's been five years since Hurricane Katrina turned the streets of my beloved hometown of New Orleans into an array of devastating rivers. I was there a week after the h...
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American dream goes viralAug 30, 2010 11:00 pm - August finally redeemed itself from shark-jumping hysteria with an original, spontaneous, transcendent event - the accidental intersection of one Antoine Dodson, his sis...
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Paging the real John McCainAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that John McCain has taken care of his political business in Arizona, it is time for him to return to Washington and the responsibilities he bears as a leader of the...
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The last refuge of the liberalAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Liberalism under siege is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people have proved so disappointing....
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King's dream enduresAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The majestic grounds of the Lincoln Memorial belong to all Americans - even to egomaniacal talk-show hosts who profit handsomely from stoking fear, resentment and anger....
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Where's the turnaround in family trends?Aug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Various figures denote vexing social problems. They include 10,000 (the number of new baby boomers eligible for Social Security and Medicare every day), 10.2 percent (wh...