Articles filed under Opinion
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El Chapo couldn't escape the allure of HollywoodJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - "Nothing has hurt people more in this country than wanting to be in the movies." So said Edward Hayes, a sagacious New York lawyer who has been in some movies himself an...
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No, there isn't a racial double standard at work in OregonJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - Out here on the edge of the national forest, in the cattle-ranching, timber-cutting, deer-hunting Arkansas county where I live, this Ammon Bundy guy looks like the Al Sh...
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The double standard challenging Hillary ClintonJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - Fair play can sometimes be a raunchy racket. In the midst of Hillary Clinton's promising presidential bid, a blast from the past blew through the back door and rattled ...
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Encouraging signs for needed work on region's transitJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I write to follow up on Marni Pyke's Dec. 28 column "What to expect for planes, trains and automobiles in 2016." Ms. Pyke's overview of transportation in our region is "...
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Is 'Showtime' over at the GOP?Jan 09, 2016 12:00 am - "Establishment Presidential Candidates Battle to End Flirtation With Outsiders." That Wall Street Journal headline sums up the race for the Republican nomination less th...
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A world view allows more realistic national critiqueJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - So much of the time, we look at our blessed United States and seem to lose faith. But I have noticed something recently. This unaccustomed loss of faith is ...
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What for the GOP if the worst (i.e., Trump) happens?Jan 07, 2016 12:00 am - Every Republican of the type concerned with winning in November has been asking the question (at least internally), "What if the worst happens?" The worst does not mean...
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Gun control and the Republican obsession with 'no'Jan 07, 2016 12:00 am - It is axiomatic that congressional Republicans will oppose anything smacking of "gun control," which may as well be read as "Your mama." Thus, it comes as no surprise th...
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Trump's 'useful' role for PC criticsJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - In 1949, Sen. Joseph McCarthy arrived in Columbus, Ohio, to make a speech but within an hour allegedly was shooting craps. "It was a disgusting sight," according to a so...
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2015: The year of the crybabyJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - By Gene Lyons With a presidential election year coming, it's tempting to call 2015 the Year of the Crybaby. Everybody's a victim. Judging by TV and social media, roughly...