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As critics begin dissecting the Obama administration's ideas on gun control, one refrain is certain to surface: There is no research connecting problem A, say how many gun show guns end up in the...
DATE: Jan. 23, 2013 | COLUMN: Others Say
Americans might be wondering if they are stuck in a Looney Toons cartoon. We technically went over the fiscal cliff at the start of 2013, but just like Daffy or the Road Runner, we've yet to begin...
DATE: Jan. 16, 2013 | COLUMN: Others Say
For years, upriver and downriver interests have argued over use of Missouri River water. Now a third option looms that could confound the issue further: diversion of water to parched Western states...
DATE: Jan. 7, 2013 | COLUMN: Others Say
The massacre of 20 children and seven adults in Newtown, Conn., by a single gunman has sparked what is euphemistically referred to as "a national conversation" about guns.It's about time.We will...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | COLUMN: Others Say
We need to find a different way to address mass shootings in AmericaThe screaming started in December at a Connecticut elementary school.And the political screaming continues as it has after all...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | COLUMN: Others Say
Let this painful week belong not to the killer, but to the victims and their common cause: Education of the young.Connecticut has shown us cruelty incarnate. In coming days and weeks, we'll all...
DATE: Dec. 19, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
"Six degrees of separation" is the theory that any one person can be connected to any other person on the planet by a chain of approximately five acquaintances. The theory was first proposed in...
DATE: Dec. 12, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
Grover Norquist and his Americans for Tax Reform have wielded a powerful pledge for a generation, a pledge that became obligatory for most Republican candidates and some Democrats running in...
DATE: Dec. 10, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
There was plenty of hand-wringing last week over the decision by several big retailers to start the “Black Friday” retail rush on Thursday — Thanksgiving Day itself. Even when stores wait until 8...
DATE: Nov. 27, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
To the glee of many of his detractors, Karl Rove and the multimillionaires and billionaires who fattened his super PAC and nonprofit political arm had a horrible election night.The return on...
DATE: Nov. 23, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
Watch the presidential debates and get a heavy dose about whats wrong with politic discourse in America.Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama tried to out-shout each other, ignoring moderators...
DATE: Oct. 27, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
Election season is full of conspiracies, but wary voters shouldnt be fooled.For all our enlightenment in this information age, conspiracy theories permeate American life, especially politics. Some...
DATE: Oct. 20, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say