May 25, 2013
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Science on same-sex unions inconclusive
WASHINGTON — When on March 26 the Supreme Court hears oral arguments about whether California’s ban on same-sex marriages violates the constitutional right to “equal protection of the laws,” these ...
Mar 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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JUSTICE Military tribunal right for al Qaida operative
The Obama administration’s decision to try Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law in a civilian trial in Manhattan perverts rather than upholds justice. Abu Ghaith, an al Qaida operative whose propaganda ...
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It’s ‘I told you so’ time on Obamacare
“What we’ve learned through the course of this program is that this is really not a sensible way for the health care system to be run.” That was Gary Cohen, director of the Department of Health ...
Mar 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sandberg’s book gives insight into being a successful working mom
WASHINGTON — Sheryl Sandberg has burst into tears in the office, more than once. She has failed at such crucial Mommy Tasks as remembering to dress her son in a green shirt for St. Patrick’s Day — ...
Mar 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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SUCCESS Lawmakers got a few things right
The Kentucky General Assembly takes a well-deserved beating, sometimes on this page, for putting partisan politics ahead of the people’s business. Lawmakers failed to pass some important legislatio...
Mar 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Racial fallacies mindlessly repeated
There are so many fallacies about race that it would be hard to say which is the most ridiculous. However, one fallacy behind many other fallacies is the notion that there is something unusual abou...
Mar 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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PUNT Public pension system still broken
The Kentucky General Assembly effectively wrapped up the regular session Tuesday leaving the three most important pieces of legislation on the table: tax reform, legislative redistricting and the s...
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Susceptibility to satire exposes human tendency to misunderstand opponents
WASHINGTON — The item was too delicious to resist: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, he of the don’t-worry, be-happy approach to the federal deficit, had been forced to declare personal bankru...
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DEMAGOGUE ‘Common man’ Chavez was orchestrated myth
Upon learning of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last week, Jimmy Carter hailed the dictator for his “vision to bring profound changes to his country to benefit especially the people ...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Violence or threats of violence against Vick only makes him into a martyr
Michael Vick was all set to do a book tour to promote himself as a new and improved role model when things got ugly. “Despite warnings of planned protests, Vick had hoped to continue with the ap...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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