Articles filed under Commentary
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The tide of truth keeps risingNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - "I don't believe it." With those four words, President Donald Trump dismissed a 1,656-page report written by about 300 scientists from 13 government agencies documenting...
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Opinion: Death wish crosses line of acceptable political hyperboleNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - Political discourse in the era of Donald Trump has plunged to new lows. And when you think you've seen the bottom, someone in government manages to take it lower. But t...
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It's the law. Why not build a border barrier?Nov 29, 2018 12:00 am - The news is filled with images of migrants massing at the U. S-Mexico border in California. Why haven't they been able to enter the United States? Because a physical bar...
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Bipartisanship, thy name is WomanNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - As newly elected congresswomen are poised to color this city blue, one wonders what effect they'll realistically have on the gridlock known as the House of Representativ...
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Black education: what makes sense?Nov 28, 2018 12:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Black Friday climate statement renews warnings for U.S.Nov 27, 2018 12:00 am - On Black Friday, the federal government released the fourth National Climate Assessment, which warned that the continued warming of the planet would cause potentially se...
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Speaking autocrat to autocrat: Trump and his PrinceNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Critics of President Donald Trump are regularly accused of exaggerating his corruption, his predilection toward autocratic rule, and his affection for dictators. They ar...
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New railroad regulations would jeopardize $10 billion in annual consumer benefitsNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - Slated to join the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), the primary agency tasked with overseeing the financial functions of private U.S. freight railroads that main...
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Milbank: Why Nancy Pelosi should retire now on her termsNov 25, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi had an exceptional 2018 midterm election cycle. Her prodigious fundraising and the message discipline she helped impose propelled House Democra...
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Supt. Scott Thompson; Retired police can help make grade schools safeNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - Sandy Hook, Columbine and Parkland. Names eliciting horrific and deeply troubling images. Often the next thought turns to "could this happen in my school?" School employ...