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Brooks reunion planned

Opinion: The Kimmel Brooks Housing Project. That name was both a badge of honor for its inhabitants, and


What’s the tipping point for a revolt?

Opinion: SKEPPARKROKEN, Sweden — How can it be that 70,000 protesters in Leipzig in 1989 tore down the Berlin


Yorktown: The end, and the beginning

Opinion: YORKTOWN, Va. — For that wind-laced tingle that reminds Americans of the measure of sacrifices that


Fourth of July at a good man’s house

Opinion: When I drove by Eddie Gabor’s old house, I was transported back 20 years — back to the wonderful


Declaring our freedom

Opinion: IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America


NOTABLE AND QUOTABLE

Opinion: “Where we go we will stay, and where we stay, we will hold, build and work toward transition of all


Abolish the earmarks

Abolish the earmarks Miami Herald: Back in 2006, when she was leading the charge to wrest control


Obama should put off talks with Iran

Opinion: Now that Iran has officially confirmed its tainted election outcome, President Obama must reconsider


Looking for a better way of redrawing political borders

Editorial: Looking for a better way of redrawing political borders Imagine there was a way of minimizing the


Madoff can teach us a lesson or two

Opinion: Now that Bernard Madoff seems destined to die in prison, what should we think about the rampant


Is Americans’ celebration of 4th of July over the top?

Opinion: BOSTON — This is probably not the best week to air any reservations about the American passion for


Obama’s foreign policy is inconsistent

Opinion: Help me out here. President Obama immediately “meddles” in the affairs of Honduras, denouncing a


Finalist for federal judgeship had local ties

Opinion: The name sounded so familiar to me, but I couldn’t figure out why. When a spokeswoman for U.S.


Drug problem in military

In May, the Army’s vice chief of staff, Gen. Peter Chiarelli, issued a memo urging commanders to


Iraqis are one step closer to total control of nation

Editorial: There were no “thank-you” flowers from the people of Iraq for U.S. troops as they withdrew from