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Kansas slowly evolving

The teaching of evolution to Kansas high-school students seemed to be headed back toward 1858, the


Today is Saturday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2006. There are 148 days left in the year. On this date

Opinion: Today is Saturday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2006. There are 148 days left in the year. On this date


Trial lawyers seek to clean up their image

Opinion: By JOHN MERCHANT McCLATCHY-TRIBUNE SAN FRANCISCO -- After spending hundreds of thousands of


HOW HE SEES IT President needs line-item veto power

Opinion: By JAMES L. MARTIN MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE On behalf of senior citizens all across America, I urge the


ELLEN GOODMAN Gay ruling delivers miscarriage of logic

Opinion: BOSTON -- Now I got it. After hours spent poring over Washington state's Supreme Court decision


Turnpike panel must justify need for an increase in tolls

Editorial: On the surface, proposed toll increases for traveling the 241-mile James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike


HOW HE SEES IT If you're pleasingly plump, don't panic

Opinion: By PAUL C. CAMPOS SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE "Occam's razor" is a logical rule of thumb


Rep. Patton continues to flunk Campaign Math 101

Opinion: Campaign finance reports isn't an area of expertise for outgoing state Rep. Sylvester D. Patton Jr.


Lawsuits fuel exodus of IPOs from U.S.

Opinion: By JOSEPH W. BARTLETT SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON POST The strength of our economy rests on two


Today is Friday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2006. There are 149 days left in the year. On this date in

Opinion: Today is Friday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2006. There are 149 days left in the year. On this date in


DALE McFEATTERS Press evacuates 'firetrap' quarters

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- Presidential press secretary Tony Snow suggested it was a "Kumbaya" moment, the last


Youngstown's crime spree justifies police crackdown

Editorial: Summertime and the living is easy -- or it should be. But for many Youngstown residents, there is a


"He's not dead. He's very sick, but he's not dead."

Opinion: "He's not dead. He's very sick, but he's not dead." Juanita Castro Addressing rumors and


The mortal Castro

Opinion: Scripps Howard: After ruthlessness, longevity may be Fidel Castro's greatest asset. He seized power