Opinion
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Philip Maddocks: Harried lawmakers mistakenly revamp campaign finance lawsJun 04, 2015 11:00 pm - In its haste this week to restore provisions of the Patriot Act, the Senate inadvertently gutted key parts of recent changes in campaign finance law, suddenly leaving th...
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Matthew T. Mangino: Big Brother is tracking youJun 04, 2015 11:00 pm - The FBI is watching. No, it's not the Hooveresque G-men following a high-profile target and building an incriminating, or at least embarrassing, dossier. The FBI is watc...
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Arthur I. Cyr: US rightly steers steady course regarding CubaJun 03, 2015 11:00 pm - At the end of May, the United States formally removed Cuba from the list of states sponsoring terrorism. This will greatly facilitate interchange between the two countri...
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Mark L. Hopkins: This Flag Day, remember the riveting history of the National AnthemJun 02, 2015 11:00 pm - June 14 each year is set aside as Flag Day in the United States. There are many stories written about our flag, but none could rival the drama of Francis Scott Key's wri...
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Antionette Kerr: President's Twitter feed proves hard to followJun 01, 2015 11:00 pm - A few weeks ago, our 44th president made a bold and highly critical move — he reopened his very own Twitter account. While seated at his desk in the Oval Office, P...
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Matthew T. Mangino: The promise of legal representation often not fulfilledMay 28, 2015 11:00 pm - Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, convened a hearing on "Protecting the Constitutional Right to Counsel for Indigents Charged with Misdemeanors....
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Granlund cartoon: FIFA corruption chargesMay 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Dave Granlund cartoon on FIFA. ...
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Arthur I. Cyr: U.S. Senate trade vote reflects long-term historyMay 27, 2015 11:00 pm - "Individual ambition serves the common good," wrote Adam Smith, masterful 18th century analyst of emerging industrial capitalism. Freer trade reflects collective coordin...
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Mark L. Hopkins: It's not nice to fool with Mother NatureMay 25, 2015 11:00 pm - The headline said, "Antarctic ice shelf ‘will be gone' by 2020." In the text of the article it tells us that an ice shelf roughly 15 times the size of Manhattan Is...
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Granlund cartoon: Ireland gay marriage voteMay 25, 2015 11:00 pm - Dave Granlund cartoon on Ireland approving gay marriage. ...