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The enemy is not the press, Mr. Bush

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's current battle in its war on the press has become a liberal-


Salem has a lot to celebrate, and it is doing so in style

Editorial: It isn't over yet. You might say it has only just begun. The Salem Bicentennial celebration, that


Earthquake? We felt nothing

Opinion: Scripps Howard News Service: China is catching up with the world's modern industrial nations a


'Mayflower' fills gap in history of America

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- For your Fourth of July reading, open a mind-opening book about an immensely important


Anti-American drivel distorts colonial history

Opinion: By JAY AMBROSE SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE The greatest of our national holidays is upon us,


Value of freedom from religion endures

Opinion: By JON MEACHAM WASHINGTON POST Benjamin Rush, the patriot-physician, could barely contain


"Smile: We've already won. We're going to defend our triumph. We aren't going to let them try to make our results disappear."

Opinion: "Smile: We've already won. We're going to defend our triumph. We aren't going to let them try to


Think about freedom's value on this Independence Day

Opinion: Think about freedom's value on this Independence Day EDITOR: An unending debt of thanks and


Gift from high court just in time for the 4th

Opinion: On Independence Day, I can't think of any better gift to the nation than the Supreme Court ruling


Outsourcing baby

Opinion: Scripps Howard News Service: Outsourcing started with textiles and automobiles, then call centers


Court finds gerrymandering is in tune with democracy

Editorial: Justice Potter Stewart, talking about hard-core pornography in 1964, said he didn't know exactly how


Nothing 'petite' about her indignation

Opinion: By TANYA BARRIENTOS PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER I bought a pair of black capris the other day, knowing


"This is the worst miscarriage of justice since General Sherman burned Atlanta."

Opinion: "This is the worst miscarriage of justice since General Sherman burned Atlanta." Terry Butts


Today is Monday, July 3, the 184th day of 2006. There are 181 days left in the year. On this date in

Opinion: Today is Monday, July 3, the 184th day of 2006. There are 181 days left in the year. On this date in