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PublishedJuly 23, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Give thanks for Woody Guthrie on his 100th
The red, white and blue Google Doodle on the Fourth of July didn't honor a traditional American patriot.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Reduce prison sentences for nonviolent crimes
Jails and prisons are there for a reason: to keep the public safe, to deter crime, bring a sense of justice and responsibility, and, hopefully, reform offenders.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2012
OUR OPINION: Charter school plan for Hinckley gets good grade
Public schools should try to serve every student, but everyone knows that's not always possible.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Penalty for Penn State should fit the crime
There was a time when many people could be outraged to learn that a university would arrange under-the-table payments to its football players. That behavior surfaced at Southern Methodist University in 1986, and the NCAA responded with harsh sanctions against the school, a chronic offender: The NCAA banned SMU from playing football for an entire season and canceled its home games the following year -- what became known as the "death penalty."
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PublishedJuly 20, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Syria’s chemical weapons a matter of grave concern
The bomb blast in Damascus on Wednesday blew a hole in the regime of Bashar Assad and could lead to the government's loss of control over territory. That, in turn, could leave its chemical weapons vulnerable.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Boy Scouts’ discrimination policy must end
The unconscionable discrimination perpetuated by the Boy Scouts of America has a face.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Extreme weather events not all beyond our control
Can we blame the scorching weather on climate change? Not really. Or at least not yet.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2012
OUR OPINION: Adding one word could solve same-sex marriage ballot question dilemma
Having already received more than 600 comments from the public about the wording of the same-sex marriage ballot question, Secretary of State Charlie Summers probably isn't looking for more ideas.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2012
OUR OPINION: New options for cable customers ‘in the dark’ by Time Warner-Channel 8 dispute
A dispute between Time Warner Cable and WMTW-TV (Channel 8) may inconvenience the cable firm's customers for a time. But it also illustrates the competitive pressures weighing on the industry.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2012
OUR OPINION: Thurmond Rule lets minority seize the day
The late Strom Thurmond, who once ran for president on a platform of maintaining racial segregation and discriminatory Jim Crow laws, was one of the most divisive figures in American history after the Civil War.
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