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A Real Governor’s Race?

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BY RICHARD L. FRICKER Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Dorman has made it clear since issuing his education policy statement July 10 that he intends to...

Common Ground

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BY SHARON MARTIN If you consider yourself to be a strong conservative, no matter how logical I think my progressive arguments are, I probably can’t...

Border Crisis Tests Religious Faith – And Some Fail Badly

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BY JOE CONASON Flamboyant piety has long been fashionable on the political right, where activists, commentators and elected officials never hesitate to hector us about their great moral and theological rectitude. Wielding the Scriptures like a weapon, these righteous right-wingers are always eager to condemn the alleged sins of others but reluctant to examine their […]

Suing ObamaCare Is Washington’s Summer Rerun

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BY FROMA HARROP On television, summer reruns are becoming a thing of the past. Noting a jump in demand for fresh entertainment in the hot months, TV execs are responding with original programming. In Washington, however, suing ObamaCare gets played over and over and over again, whatever the heat index. These summer reruns don’t get […]

Why I’m A Democrat

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BY DON NELSON Sometime ago – at least a couple years – I was asked to explain why I aligned myself with the Democratic Party....