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A fine selection

Opinion: WASHINGTON I gave President Obama some grief last summer for bypassing the Senate and making a


Not much to miss about the news

Opinion: Two weeks ago, in a bold personal experiment, I went off the grid. Not off the electrical grid, like


Iran threat to Iraq’s future

Opinion: Just before leaving for Baghdad recently, I spoke by phone to my Iraqi driver Salam, who was


Yucca Mountain crumbles amid politics, stonewalling

Editorial: When it comes to nuclear-ener gy advancement in the United States, President Barack Obama has


Jury’s still out on 2010

Opinion: By Andrew Cohen Los Angeles Times Perhaps the simplest thing to say about the law in 2010 is


No reason to wait for 2011

Opinion: A year ago, we predicted that Texas Gov. Rick Perry would beat Bill White for re-election and that


Recognize Palestine now

Opinion: By John B. QUIGLEY McClatchy-Tribune COLUMBUS, Ohio The United States could energize the


A country doing ‘average’ in education, is falling behind

Editorial: In the super-competitive culture in which most Americans are raised — or at least like to think they


No silver bullet for peace

Opinion: By Lawrence J. HAAS McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON U.S. recognition of a Palestinian state is


King Coal has staying power

Opinion: WASHINGTON Cowlitz County in Washington state is across the Columbia River from Portland, Ore.,


Save us from our devices

Opinion: WASHINGTON Mr. Speaker, please don’t. Go ahead, if you must, and cut taxes. Slash spending.


An FCC power grab

Opinion: An FCC power grab Lima News: The Federal Communications Commission, by an expected 3-2 vote,


A biblical solution: forgive all debt

Opinion: A biblical solution: forgive all debt As a taxpayer and a natural born citizen of the once great


Scrutinize for-profit colleges

Opinion: The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.: Put into the context of a boxing match, the recent moves


Afghan women face abuse

Opinion: By Bahman Boman Institute for War & Peace Reporting MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan Zaiba, 18,