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Dear Osama, black isn’t your color

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden is not one of those people who goes off to camp and never writes. He’s


Iraq shows limits of U.S. power

Opinion: By the time Gen. David Petraeus arrived at the Capitol to report on the state of American operations


Troop surge advancing freedom in Iraq

Opinion: Even before Congress got an encouraging update on security in Iraq from Gen. David Petraeus, some


Stop spending on pork

Opinion: ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Why are Congress’ popularity ratings still in the cellar? Look no further than


Vindicator file photo

Opinion: Vindicator file photo BEATING DEPRESSION: The Pyatt Street Market was busy in September 1932 as


Bridges must be priority

Opinion: WASHINGTON — The Minneapolis bridge collapse that resulted in the deaths of 13 people is a tragic


Don’t pay kids for getting good grades

Opinion: New York City is about to start paying some of its students for good grades: A perfect score on a


Failure of American airwaves

Opinion: Seattle Times: The Federal Communications Commission has failed the people and the democratic system


Musharraf ignites firestorm in Pakistan with deportation

As President Bush was addressing the American people Thursday night on the conflict in Iraq and the


Autumn: A season of color and death

Opinion: I was struck by the final sentence in the program notes of last summer’s Kingston Chamber Music


What would Churchill do about Iraq?

Opinion: I suspect few readers will disagree when I say that not one of the presidential candidates,


“I don’t want to see his family go through this. It’s better to know what

Opinion: “I don’t want to see his family go through this. It’s better to know what happened. You have that


Closing the U.S. border to Mexican trucks is about jobs

Opponents of free and open long-haul trucking between Mexico and the United States have been


There’s no military solution in Iraq

Opinion: The most important testimony to Congress on Iraq was not provided this week by Gen. David Petraeus


Tough year for Muslims

Opinion: As we begin Ramadan, the holiest month for the world’s more than 1 billion Muslims, we recognize