Articles filed under Opinion
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Some ‘things as they are’ are also ‘as they ought to be’Nov 23, 2011 11:00 pm - In his “Devil’s Dictionary,” 19th century American author Ambrose Bierce described a “cynic” as “a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ou...
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The ostrich factor and childhood obesityNov 23, 2011 5:00 am - It would be nice to say that it’s shocking that a mere five days after the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recommended that children between the ages of 9 and 1...
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Something rotten in IowaNov 23, 2011 4:00 am - Until the Reform Act of 1832, more than 100 members of the British Parliament were elected from districts that had very few people. These were called “Rotten Boroughs,” ...
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Obama’s shrug to the supercommitteeNov 22, 2011 4:00 am - Budget deals get done because presidents prod, plead, cajole, demand and threaten. A few phone calls and tepid public statements do not count. It is the executive, not t...
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The breakthrough still neededNov 22, 2011 4:00 am - No, the sun didn’t rise in the west this morning. No, Republicans on the congressional supercommittee didn’t offer meaningful concessions on raising new tax revenue. And...
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Clean energy worth the political muckNov 21, 2011 4:00 am - Princely U.S. government subsidies have made developing wind, solar and other clean energy nearly risk-free to investors — and that’s bad. But the price of this domestic...
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Winkin’, blinkin’ and noddin’ offNov 21, 2011 4:00 am - As the GOP candidates have been thrashing it out in debates that seem to occur every couple of hours or so, one almost misses the iconic wink that enraged or beguiled th...
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5,100 reasons for outrageNov 20, 2011 4:00 am - If you are committed to the rule of law, if you expect your government to work in a cohesive and cost-effective manner, and even if you’re strongly against illegal immig...
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Pipeline decision favors election calendarNov 20, 2011 4:00 am - In 2008, the slogan was “Yes We Can.” For 2011-12, it’s “We Can’t Wait.” What happened in between? Candidate Obama, the vessel into which myriad dreams were poured, met ...
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The Republicans’ message problemNov 18, 2011 4:00 am - Unemployment is at 9 percent, the housing market is moribund, “consumer confidence” is an oxymoron and three-fourths of Americans believe the country is on the wrong tra...