Opinion
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Rick Holmes: For the GOP, trouble and TrumpAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Back in January, 2015 was shaping up as a good year for the Republican Party. The GOP had taken control of the Senate and added seats in the House, and its leaders in ...
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Mark L. Hopkins: Still looking for my superpowersAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - The local headline said, "Fans turn out for ComiCon." And so they did. They held a convention for comic book devotees where the participants turned up in costume. Just w...
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Matthew T. Mangino: The death penalty and American politicsAug 06, 2015 11:00 pm - What has the death penalty taught us about American politics? Words matter. When politicians speak, listen. Not because what they say is always important, but because wh...
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Steve Sebelius: 5 substantive moments from the Republican debateAug 06, 2015 11:00 pm - There were plenty of TV-worthy moments in the Republican presidential debate on Fox News Thursday, but there were plenty that weren't. The awkward, 10-minute lead-in as...
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Kent Bush: Exit polls are notoriously unreliableAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - I normally don't answer letters I receive from readers. In my columns, I express my opinion. In letters to the editor, readers express theirs. Just because I work at a n...
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Matthew T. Mangino: Criminal justice reform: What works and what doesn't?Jul 30, 2015 11:00 pm - There is, no doubt, a groundswell of support for criminal justice reform. President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers have finally found some common ground. Obama a...
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Kent Bush: Even constitutional amendments aren't safe from Supreme Court rulingsJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - It has become more popular than ever to disagree with a ruling of the United States Supreme Court. Most people disregard these complaints as the sour grapes from those o...
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Mark L. Hopkins: Is our nation in decline?Jul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - From time to time, democracies with free elections seem to enter a time of uncertainty and distrust. After watching the news media during past election years we should...
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Kent Bush: Trump phenomenon is nothing new in political silly seasonJul 23, 2015 11:00 pm - After professional golfers wrap up their competitive season each year, the best and most popular among their ranks get to participate in what has been called the "Silly ...
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Matthew T. Mangino: Harper Lee remakes Atticus FinchJul 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Lawyers are often not held in high esteem, unless of course, you need one. "Go Set a Watchman," the new novel by Harper Lee, has done nothing to improve the image of law...