Articles filed under Commentary
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The GOP desperately needs the charisma of convictionOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson Not long ago, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., - the chair of the Foreign Relations Committee and a man physically incapable of hyperventilation - questioned ...
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Stop talking about mental health - it's a dodgeOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - "He's a sick man, a demented man," said Donald Trump, trying to explain the latest mass shooting in the United States. We hear this view expressed routinely, after every...
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Please Mr. President. This Is a Plea. A Hope. A Wish.Oct 09, 2017 1:00 am - This is a plea for change in light of the Las Vegas tragedy. A generation is growing up watching as horrific events become more frequent. These tragedies have taken too ...
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Members of courageous group take mission to Las VegasOct 08, 2017 2:00 pm - Wouldn't it be wonderful if we never again had to talk to Kathleen Larimer? Better yet, what if the support group she joined through no fault of her own never had to emb...
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Just a guy and the search for meaningOct 08, 2017 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker The horror the horror. The English language, expansive as it is, lacks sufficient vocabulary for the near-ceaseless popping sound of an automatic wea...
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America needs to hear about resurgence of manufacturing industryOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Today is National Manufacturing Day, and I wish to dispel misperceptions of American manufacturing. Overseeing an association with nearly 800 manufacturers and over 30,0...
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Watchdogs: The free press' most important role in our democracyOct 05, 2017 6:00 am - What is the only profession specifically mentioned in the Bill of Rights? That is my favorite question to ask the students in my Journalistic Writing 1 course as I try t...
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What Americans think about NFL protests - and TrumpOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Whenever President Trump sets off a new controversy, there's always a period of hair-on-fire commentary, usually conducted in the absence of polls or other evidence of p...
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Slusher: Reports of tragedy can be vivid, accurate, sensitiveOct 04, 2017 11:00 pm - A news outlet confronts many conflicting demands when it comes to reporting sensational news. Some of them have to do with sensitivity. Some with service. Some with audi...
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A link between trust, skepticism that can combat 'fake news'Oct 04, 2017 5:00 am - This column originally was published Sept. 14. By Jim Slusher Deputy Managing Editor/Opinion Speaking with "Fresh Air" radio host Terry Gross a couple of weeks ago, Brit...