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Lives lost or saved is at heart of debate over drinking age

Editorial: Lives lost or saved is at heart of debate over drinking age College presidents tend to be cerebral


Political quick changes

Opinion: One of the few political cliches that makes sense is that, “in politics, overnight is a lifetime.”


All Jesus all the time

Opinion: My husband and I just finished driving from our home in Los Angeles to my parents’ in upstate New


“If he really thinks that, by liberating Iraq from a dangerous tyrant, America somehow set a

Opinion: “If he really thinks that, by liberating Iraq from a dangerous tyrant, America somehow set a bad


Cool, clear water

Opinion: Cool, clear water EDITOR: After Bertram de Souza’s Aug. 24 column, it seemed he was talking to


“This moment — this election — is our chance to keep ... the American promise

Opinion: “This moment — this election — is our chance to keep ... the American promise alive.” Sen. Barack


Labor laws hurt management-labor ties

Opinion: “We must hang together, gentlemen,” Benjamin Franklin warned his fellow colonists during the


Frivolous campaign issues

Opinion: Frivolous campaign issues EDITOR: I had dinner with some classmates recently. We graduated high


Humane standards must apply

Humane standards must apply Houston Chronicle, on the Chinese engineer who died in U.S. custody:


GOP good at selling economic mantra

Opinion: The mantra of the free market has gained such a hold on Americans that Sen. John McCain recently


SWEDEN

SWEDEN Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, Aug. 27: Barack Obama is a charismatic politician and a


McCain will have to face Dems

Opinion: WASHINGTON — If John McCain becomes president, he will be confronted by a Congress with


Labor Day 2008 offers reasons for hope in the Valley

Editorial: Labor Day 2008 offers reasons for hope in the Valley As with many other holidays that give many


Obama is on campaign trail while McCain takes spotlight

Editorial: Obama is on campaign trail while McCain takes spotlight Democrat Barack Obama made history last


Invest more in students under 5

Opinion: The back-to-school ritual leaves our youngest children behind. Federal investment in children does