Articles filed under Commentary
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Trump's oft-broken promise not to play so much golfMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - Politicians break campaign promises all the time. Some are big promises; some are small. But few have been broken as completely, as brazenly, and as casually as Donald T...
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Where to start? Fix the budget processMar 06, 2018 12:00 am - Too often we don't work together to solve problems. Each party demonizes its adversary; respectful deliberation and civil discourse come to a halt. The President and the...
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Preparedness must be priority at schoolsMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Last week, the students and staff of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School went back to school. I cannot imagine how their community must be feeling and how emotional it...
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Easy doesn't do itMar 04, 2018 12:00 am - Dear world: Please pay no attention to the man behind the golden drapes. He doesn't mean it. "What?" you say. "Doesn't mean what?" Anything. Donald Trump doesn't mean...
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The end of two-wing partiesMar 04, 2018 12:00 am - On the evidence of an October 2017 vote - concerning legislation that would have restricted abortions after 20 weeks' gestation - there are three pro-life Democrats in t...
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Others proving they can use social media as well as Trump, NRAMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts President Donald Trump has always been extremely adept at using social media - first to win the election, and then to keep his cor...
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Xi is transforming China. Is Washington taking notice?Mar 02, 2018 12:00 am - Amid the flurry of news about Hope Hicks and Jared Kushner and this week's Trump reality show on guns, it would be easy to miss what's happening in China. But it is huge...
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Slusher: In a week of controversy, how endorsements are madeMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - By Jim Slusher The sensational news of the week regarding Daily Herald endorsements involved one we took back, our decision to rescind our endorsement of Burt Minor in t...
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New generation offers hope on gunsMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - In years to come, some bright grad student in a small university in the heartland will do a groundbreaking dissertation on the gun control drama of 2018, and thus make h...
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Trump and Obama: Who's really tougher on Russia?Feb 28, 2018 12:00 am - Recently, President Donald Trump tweeted, "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!" The tweet was greeted with incredulit...