June 19, 2013
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Women making gains, but White House, nation still have work ahead
WASHINGTON — The two photos serve as powerful visual bookends for any discussion of gender and the Obama White House. The first was worth its thousand words, and sparked even more: the president si...
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DRY WELL Detroit workers learning fiscal reality the hard way
The pilot announces the airliner is about to crash into the side of a mountain. The passengers respond by voting to reject the altered flight plan. The passengers are city employees in Detroit. ...
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Americans share blame for D.C. woes
Amid all the heated cross-currents of debate about the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance program, there is a growing distrust of the Obama administration that makes weighing the costs...
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America could use another leader with Coolidge’s temperament, philosophy
He could be quiet, but not as much as his nickname Silent Cal suggests. He was also ambitious, hardworking, humble, intelligent, loving, philosophical, self-confident, and witty. Most Americans ...
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PRICED OUT Obamacare cost trap hits low-wage workers
If the federal government were subject to its own truth-in-advertising laws, federal health reform would be called the Unaffordable Care Act. Conflicting provisions of the law mean low-income worke...
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NSA debate tactics turn dishonorable
WASHINGTON — A number of libertarians and conservative populists have found data collection by the National Security Agency to be the final confirmation of their worst fears about Barack Obama and ...
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Common Core the latest federal education fiasco
The latest threat to our rights as Kentucky parents to educate our children in ways that best fit each child’s needs comes from a federally imposed, one-size-fits-every-state educational curriculum...
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From economic standpoint, there’s no ‘need’ to bring in foreign workers
A common argument for allowing more immigration is that there is a “need” for foreign workers to do “jobs that Americans won’t do,” especially in agriculture. One of my most vivid memories of th...
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Children having children poses more serious risk than morning-after pill
If you’re having trouble following all of the twists and turns in the saga relating to the availability of what is commonly referred to as the “morning-after pill,” you’re not alone. First some ...
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EXPERIENCE Washington should learn from a real job creator
Washington hasn’t figured it out yet, but outside the Beltway it’s painfully obvious that the federal government’s efforts to create jobs and revive the economy have been a bust. The government has...
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