Articles filed under Opinion
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Opposition victory rocks VenezuelaDec 10, 2015 12:00 am - As it happened, I was present as a journalist at the birth of a new model for Latin America. It was an exciting time, that fall of 1998. Exactly a week before the presid...
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Only things missing in Obama strategy: urgency, leadershipDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - In his address to the nation on terrorism, President Obama warned against "tough talk." On this, at least, no one can accuse him of hypocrisy. In the aftermath of recen...
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Personalizing the politics of gunsDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - Years ago, I rushed up the stairs to the Tobacco Institute in Washington and confronted the people working there: How could you? How could you lie to us about the danger...
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Combat is no place to be politically correctDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - As the Islamic State amped up attacks around the world, the Pentagon responded by bravely announcing that American women will now be put in direct ground combat. Whereu...
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The empty case for progressive taxationDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - Progressives are increasingly preoccupied with income inequality, and their current hero, Sen. Bernie Sanders, favors increasing the tax system's progressivity. So, in t...
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Camps are not the solution to the Syrian refugee crisisDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - "I used to live like a king." This is how Ahmed welcomed our team into his tiny apartment. A Syrian refugee, Ahmed's life began to crumble when the Syrian uprising began...
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Taking stock of a weird race for presidentDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - A Presidential election year without an incumbent running for a second term often produces unusual and even strange politics, but the upcoming 2016 campaign may top the ...
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Basic story turns into major lesson on fire safetyDec 05, 2015 1:00 pm - It started as a spot news story and turned into much, much more. Staff writer Lauren Rohr, while working the Sunday night "breaking news" shift, reported on the basics o...
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Time is running out for popular parks programDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - You may not have heard of a small, but vital federal program called the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but if you enjoy clean water, fresh air, healthy lands, vibrant...
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Slusher: Trying to do our job when pols don't do theirsDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - No news, we note in this business, is not good news. That twist on an old maxim is particularly relevant, and on many levels, as it pertains to coverage this week of the...