Opinion and Letters

Slogans over specifics As the Democratic race for the 2020 presidential nomination gets underway, the contenders are trying to determine how to best distinguish themselves. So far, th... by ED ROGERS The Washington Post - February 15, 2019

Letters Don't need that hour February 15, 2019

JOHN BRUMMETT: Let's make a deal I'd like to offer the state a deal. If somebody will pay me a net taxable annual income of $456,000, I will fall over myself with glee to pay 6.9 percent in sta... by John Brummett - February 14, 2019

MIKE POORE: For their health Vaping, vape pipes, vaporizers, Juuling, hookah pipes, e-cigarettes and e-pipes are quickly becoming a new rage with our young people. Did you know that over 2 ... by Mike Poore Special to the Democrat-Gazette - February 14, 2019

Union do's (and don'ts) "Just what are the real priorities of the educational establishment, the National Education Association, the administrators, the teachers' unions? Are these gro... February 14, 2019

Joe being Joe Some polls put 76-year-old Joe Biden as the Democratic front-runner for the 2020 presidential election. There is certainly some logic to that reckoning. by Victor Davis Hanson - February 14, 2019

Special treatment While some taxpayers are struggling to figure out why their tax returns are smaller, one whole state is asking Uncle Sam for tax relief. February 14, 2019

Others say: Behind bars, finally El Chapo's murderous Sinaloa drug cartel was based in Mexico, but for years its American nerve center was Chicago. His henchmen from the Little Village neighbor... by The Chicago Tribune - February 14, 2019

Twitter just getting started The latest political controversy involves Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeting and insinuating that American political support for Israel is driven by Jewish money and lobb... by TYLER COWEN Bloomberg News - February 14, 2019

Letters Neglected education February 14, 2019

La ley es la ley In case you missed it, this is from a presidential interview last week in the Oval Office with reporters from 12 regional newspapers in the country, including t... February 13, 2019

Looking ahead Amazing what they can do nowadays. Doctors can guide a surgery from 500 miles away. The kids have phones doing their homework. We recently discovered Spotify. B... February 13, 2019

Bullies in politics Last week BuzzFeed and HuffPost published reports that Democratic senator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is a serial office bully. According... by HELAINE OLEN The Washington Post - February 13, 2019

Others say: Tragedy at the border When is a child worth less than a suitcase? When the child in question is an immigrant at the U.S. border, and the Trump administration exercises its zero toler... by Miami Herald - February 13, 2019

Jeremy Corbin as Brexit savior Britain's parliament is debating Brexit, and Prime Minister Theresa May is playing for more time as various factions try to influence the endgame. Her goal is t... by THERESE RAPHAEL Bloomberg - February 13, 2019

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