Opinion
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Arthur I. Cyr: Taiwan reconfirms equality as well as democracyJul 22, 2015 11:00 pm - A woman will be the next president of Taiwan, whichever party wins the election next January. On July 19, the governing Kuomintang Party (KMT) selected Hung Hsiu-chu as ...
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Kent Bush: It is time for the GOP to fire Donald TrumpJul 19, 2015 11:00 pm - I usually don't hold political beliefs against people. I know why I favor the candidates I do. I assume others have their reasons for supporting someone. Even if we diff...
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Stop Signs Are Forever: A jester, not a kingJul 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Let me tell you, dear reader, the story of a man named Trump. A second-generation American born to a penniless German immigrant named Friedrich Drumpf, Trump parlayed hi...
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Matthew T. Mangino: Criminal justice reform will take more than rhetoricJul 16, 2015 11:00 pm - This week, at the NAACP convention in Philadelphia, President Barack Obama told an enthusiastic audience "all of us need redemption — justice and redemption go hand...
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Arthur I. Cyr: Britain's election surprise - and challengesJul 14, 2015 11:00 pm - From London The national election in Britain in May provided a devastating defeat to public opinion polls as well as political parties. The Conservative Party won an...
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Neal Simon: To kill a literary classicJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - New book releases, especially works of fiction, rarely become national or international media events complete with breaking news bulletins, conspiracy theories, frenzied...
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Mark L. Hopkins: College football is only 60 days awayJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Most who have read this column over the years know that I am a dyed-in-the-wool college football fan. I have always loved the pageantry of it, the optimism of the early...
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Matthew T. Mangino: Crime will be a campaign issue in 2016Jul 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Crime has not been an issue in U.S. presidential politics in 25 years. In 1988, crime was front and center in Vice President George H.W. Bush's successful campaign over ...
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Matthew T. Mangino: Supreme Court ends term with flurry of criminal justice decisionsJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court was extremely busy this term, or so it seemed. The court made big news with decisions upholding Obamacare and same-sex marriage. However, this pa...
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Arthur I. Cyr: US intelligence blunders go on and onJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - "Unacceptable," is how President François Hollande of France describes current revelations regarding extensive spying by the United States government. Wikileaks files re...