Articles filed under Opinion
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Fighting a coercion clauseNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the ...
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Trying terrorists in U.S. is dangerousNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - The Obama administration has chosen the wrong New York venue to try five co-conspirators in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Instead of a Manh...
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Sarah Palin: A case studyNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - I saw the other day that George W. Bush is raising money for his proposed policy institute at Southern Methodist University. I did some research and found out that there...
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Give the general what he wantsNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - The more President Barack Obama examines our options in Afghanistan, the less he likes the choices he sees. But, as the old saying goes, to govern is to choose - and he ...
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Medicalizing mass murderNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - What a surprise - that someone who shouts "Allahu akbar" (the "God is great" jihadist battle cry) as he is shooting up a room of American soldiers might have Islamist mo...
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Thank a school board member todayNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Today marks "School Board Members Day" in Illinois, a day set aside by the state to honor, recognize and thank nearly 6,600 citizens who volunteer their time in service ...
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E pluribus diversity?Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Government and military officials have issued statements since last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that have nothing to do with the reality of what occurre...
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The false choiceNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - It was one of those small shocks that come unexpectedly in the wake of a death. Just days after the country had buried Ted Kennedy, Cardinal Sean O'Malley took to his bl...
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Two tragedies: A study in rules and exceptionsNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Coming in midafternoon, the killings at Fort Hood presented a particular challenge for editors in our afternoon news meeting, where decisions are made about what will ru...
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The gold standard on debtNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - One of the many television commercials exhorting viewers to buy gold says solemnly that it is an asset whose value "has never dropped to zero," a boast that surely sets ...