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This section covers editorials, letters to the
editor, opinion columns, and faux press releases on politician web sites.
Do not assume I agree with an editorial or other op-ed piece just because I
don’t publish a critique.
I also submit letters to the editor. There
are limitations of that approach, however, and they include:
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Out of necessity, newspapers place a limit on
letter size. For example, the Beaver County Times has a limit
of 300 words. Most other newspapers have a lower limit. The
problem with the limit is that thorough discussion of a topic is tough to
do in 300 words or less.
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There is no guarantee the newspaper will
publish your letter.
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Newspapers occasionally edit significant
content in your letter.
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Some newspapers limit the number of your
letters they will publish in a given period of time. For example, I
believe the Beaver County Times has a limit of 12 letters per year.
I believe other papers have lower limits.
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The papers generally provide the letter title,
and sometimes the title is misleading.
For calendar year 2005 critiques, please go to Pundits 2005.
For calendar year 2004 critiques, please go to
Pundits 2004.
Editorials |
Selling fear |
December 26, 2006 |
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Trading places |
December 26, 2006 |
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The finest? |
December 22, 2006 |
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Free agents |
December 21, 2006 |
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Good policy |
December 21, 2006 |
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Disturbing
trend |
December 20, 2006 |
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Diagnosis fatal |
December 19, 2006 |
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Rubbish sale |
December 18, 2006 |
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Vision thing |
December 10, 2006 |
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Role model |
December 8, 2006 |
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Track record |
December 7, 2006 |
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Bottom line |
December 6, 2006 |
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Dual roles |
December 6, 2006 |
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Center solution |
December 5, 2006 |
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Lighting up |
December 5, 2006 |
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More, please |
December 3, 2006 |
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Boom town |
November 30, 2006 |
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Join the trend |
November 30, 2006 |
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Tough situation |
November 29, 2006 |
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What would
Jesus say? |
November 29, 2006 |
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Too pricey |
November 28, 2006 |
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Fear of flying |
November 27, 2006 |
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Judgment day |
November 26, 2006 |
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The answer is |
November 26, 2006 |
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Generation gap |
November 21, 2006 |
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A civil tongue |
November 20, 2006 |
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Misplaced |
November 20, 2006 |
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Filling a void |
November 19, 2006 |
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Smoke free |
November 19, 2006 |
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Worth the wait |
November 17, 2006 |
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Looking ahead |
November 16, 2006 |
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Changing times |
November 15, 2006 |
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Civil tongue |
November 14, 2006 |
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Debt divide |
November 14, 2006 |
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A good start |
November 13, 2006 |
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Fitting
farewell |
November 13, 2006 |
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Stay angry |
November 12, 2006 |
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‘Trust, but
verify’ |
November 12, 2006 |
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Angry
electorate |
November 10, 2006 |
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Middle man |
November 10, 2006 |
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Pioneer trail |
November 9, 2006 |
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Beyond borders |
November 8, 2006 |
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Action, reaction |
November 6, 2006 |
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Fantasy land |
November 6, 2006 |
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Give and take |
November 2, 2006 |
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Beyond dollars |
October 30, 2006 |
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Flow along |
October 30, 2006 |
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Realists |
October 26, 2006 |
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The First
Branch |
October 26, 2006 |
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Suicide watch |
October 25, 2006 |
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Cause for tears |
October 23, 2006 |
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Check out
rumors |
October 23, 2006 |
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Stacked deck |
October 23, 2006 |
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Break the bank |
October 22, 2006 |
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Fitting the
bill |
October 22, 2006 |
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Get it right |
October 22, 2006 |
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No joke |
October 15, 2006 |
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Silent majority |
October 15, 2006 |
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Road work |
October 12, 2006 |
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What gives? |
October 12, 2006 |
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Now or never |
October 11, 2006 |
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Scandal mongers |
October 10, 2006 |
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Good riddance |
October 9, 2006 |
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Voter
discontent |
October 9, 2006 |
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Blind eye |
October 5, 2006 |
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Too far |
October 4, 2006 |
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Turf wars |
October 4, 2006 |
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Battle cry
of freedom |
October 3, 2006 |
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Growth factor |
October 3, 2006 |
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Crunch time |
October 2, 2006 |
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Hypocrite |
October 2, 2006 |
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Hooked |
October 1, 2006 |
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Spread it
around |
October 1, 2006 |
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Missing in
action |
September 28, 2006 |
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Birth burden |
September 26, 2006 |
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No sure bet |
September 26, 2006 |
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Pound foolish |
September 25, 2006 |
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Stage struck |
September 25, 2006 |
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Imagine |
September 24, 2006 |
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So goes the
nation |
September 24, 2006 |
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Fail-safe food |
September 21, 2006 |
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Youth movement |
September 21, 2006 |
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Testament of
faith |
September 20, 2006 |
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Troop support |
September 20, 2006 |
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Hmmm |
September 19, 2006 |
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As time goes by |
September 18, 2006 |
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Debtors’ prison |
September 18, 2006 |
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The road
to perdition |
September 17, 2006 |
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Ignorance
isn’t bliss |
September 15, 2006 |
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Street smart |
September 15, 2006 |
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Eroding |
September 14, 2006 |
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The way it was |
September 14, 2006 |
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Brief reprise |
September 12, 2006 |
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Deja vu |
September 12, 2006 |
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No complaints |
September 12, 2006 |
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Political
extremes |
September 11, 2006 |
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Tacky TV |
September 11, 2006 |
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College woes |
September 10, 2006 |
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Reliving 9/11 |
September 10, 2006 |
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Weight woes |
September 7, 2006 |
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Bush the
enabler |
September 6, 2006 |
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Unreal |
September 6, 2006 |
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Dire straits |
September 5, 2006 |
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Pound foolish |
September 4, 2006 |
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The big lie |
September 4, 2006 |
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Fighting words |
September 3, 2006 |
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Universal
soldiers |
September 1, 2006 |
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Bad sign |
August 31, 2006 |
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Storm shelters |
August 31, 2006 |
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A good first
step |
August 30, 2006 |
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In need of
mercy |
August 29, 2006 |
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Remain calm? |
August 28, 2006 |
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Tough mission |
August 28, 2006 |
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Trendy |
August 28, 2006 |
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Debasing the
Web |
August 27, 2006 |
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Bitter divide |
August 24, 2006 |
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Get used to it |
August 24, 2006 |
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Fright might |
August 23, 2006 |
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Bad call |
August 22, 2006 |
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Charade |
August 22, 2006 |
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American
dreamers |
August 21, 2006 |
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Testing |
August 21, 2006 |
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Razing eyesores |
August 20, 2006 |
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Wealth factor |
August 20, 2006 |
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History lesson |
August 16, 2006 |
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Road to ruin |
August 16, 2006 |
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Attack of
the E. coli |
August 13, 2006 |
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Good move |
August 10, 2006 |
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What if |
August 10, 2006 |
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Name game |
August 9, 2006 |
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No more
stalling |
August 8, 2006 |
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Deeper in debt |
August 7, 2006 |
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‘Do unto others’ |
August 7, 2006 |
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Border wars |
August 6, 2006 |
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Lost ground |
August 4, 2006 |
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Safe bet |
August 3, 2006 |
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The home front |
August 3, 2006 |
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Hard hit |
August 2, 2006 |
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Even worse |
August 1, 2006 |
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The way it was |
August 1, 2006 |
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Belly up |
July 31, 2006 |
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Dig deep |
July 31, 2006 |
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Tapped out |
July 30, 2006 |
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Politics as
usual |
July 27, 2006 |
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We’re all
targets |
July 26, 2006 |
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Lottery winners |
July 25, 2006 |
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Lip service |
July 24, 2006 |
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Blame game |
July 23, 2006 |
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Troubling trend |
July 23, 2006 |
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Constructive criticism |
July 18, 2006 |
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Homeland
hysteria |
July 18, 2006 |
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Youth movement |
July 12, 2006 |
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Red herring |
July 11, 2006 |
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Smoked out |
July 7, 2006 |
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By the book |
July 4, 2006 |
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A connection |
July 4, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
July 3, 2006 |
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Money talks |
July 2, 2006 |
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Scare tactics |
June 30, 2006 |
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Power ploy |
June 29, 2006 |
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On guard |
June 28, 2006 |
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Bumpy road |
June 26, 2006 |
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What they found: Weapons of
Mass Deterioration |
June 26, 2006 |
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Fading away |
June 25, 2006 |
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The big lie |
June 22, 2006 |
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Now and then |
June 21, 2006 |
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Shootout |
June 20, 2006 |
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Smoked out |
June 20, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
June 19, 2006 |
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Jogging around |
June 16, 2006 |
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Two-faced |
June 13, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
June 12, 2006 |
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Puzzling |
June 11, 2006 |
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Right choice |
June 8, 2006 |
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Looking ahead |
June 7, 2006 |
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Forked tongue |
June 5, 2006 |
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Right moves |
June 5, 2006 |
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No excuses |
June 4, 2006 |
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No free gift |
June 4, 2006 |
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Stalled |
June 2, 2006 |
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Shabby |
May 31, 2006 |
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Party on |
May 30, 2006 |
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Above the law |
May 29, 2006 |
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Oil shook up |
May 28, 2006 |
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Straggling
behind |
May 28, 2006 |
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Look ahead |
May 24, 2006 |
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Tapped out |
May 23, 2006 |
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Wrong priority |
May 22, 2006 |
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Rebuild and
repair |
May 21, 2006 |
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Go figure |
May 18, 2006 |
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Return
of the nativists |
May 18, 2006 |
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Matter of time |
May 16, 2006 |
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Poor health |
May 16, 2006 |
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Fiscal lushes |
May 15, 2006 |
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Fear factor |
May 14, 2006 |
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Speak out |
May 14, 2006 |
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Inflexible |
May 11, 2006 |
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Good advice |
May 10, 2006 |
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Why the fuss? |
May 10, 2006 |
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True lies |
May 9, 2006 |
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Doing OK |
May 7, 2006 |
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Too political |
May 7, 2006 |
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Debt relief |
May 4, 2006 |
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Generation gap |
May 4, 2006 |
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Innocent blood |
May 3, 2006 |
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Bitter memory |
May 2, 2006 |
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Sour note |
May 2, 2006 |
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Gassed up |
May 1, 2006 |
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Priorities |
May 1, 2006 |
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Make or break |
April 30, 2006 |
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Hot air |
April 26, 2006 |
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Set up to fail |
April 25, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
April 24, 2006 |
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A start |
April 23, 2006 |
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Filling in
the blanks |
April 23, 2006 |
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Golden goose |
April 19, 2006 |
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Generally
speaking |
April 17, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
April 17, 2006 |
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Warning signs |
April 14, 2006 |
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Urban expansion |
April 13, 2006 |
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Are you next? |
April 11, 2006 |
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Protection
racket |
April 11, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
April 10, 2006 |
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Cutting corners |
April 6, 2006 |
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No big deal |
April 6, 2006 |
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Bankrupt |
April 5, 2006 |
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First steps |
April 5, 2006 |
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Name names |
April 3, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
April 3, 2006 |
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Blind into
Baghdad |
April 2, 2006 |
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No sure bet |
April 2, 2006 |
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Border war |
March 30, 2006 |
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Jail time |
March 30, 2006 |
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Over here |
March 29, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
March 27, 2006 |
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Retool and
refit |
March 26, 2006 |
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The word |
March 26, 2006 |
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Out of sight |
March 22, 2006 |
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Painful price |
March 21, 2006 |
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Ignore the hype |
March 20, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
March 20, 2006 |
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Siamese twins |
March 19, 2006 |
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Shared
sacrifice |
March 16, 2006 |
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Wise move |
March 16, 2006 |
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Rumor central |
March 14, 2006 |
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The enemy
within |
March 14, 2006 |
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Selling fear |
March 12, 2006 |
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Buried in debt |
March 9, 2006 |
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Power play |
March 9, 2006 |
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Slow down |
March 8, 2006 |
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Work ethic |
March 8, 2006 |
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A matter of
timing |
March 7, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
March 6, 2006 |
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What chutzpah |
March 6, 2006 |
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Boom or bust? |
March 5, 2006 |
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The real world |
March 3, 2006 |
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The high road |
March 2, 2006 |
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Wishful
thinking |
March 2, 2006 |
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No excuses |
March 1, 2006 |
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Ohio envy |
March 1, 2006 |
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The right way |
February 28, 2006 |
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Blowback |
February 24, 2006 |
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Thought police |
February 24, 2006 |
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A warning |
February 23, 2006 |
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The here and
now |
February 23, 2006 |
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Good soldiers |
February 22, 2006 |
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Lemon aid |
February 22, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
February 20, 2006 |
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Watch
dogs, not lap dogs |
February 20, 2006 |
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A non-issue |
February 19, 2006 |
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Bang, bang |
February 16, 2006 |
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Why? |
February 16, 2006 |
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Asleep at
the wheel |
February 15, 2006 |
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Reform now |
February 15, 2006 |
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Power play |
February 14, 2006 |
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Ears |
February 10, 2006 |
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Mad money |
February 9, 2006 |
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Bad idea |
February 6, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
February 6, 2006 |
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Beyond words |
February 2, 2006 |
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People power |
January 31, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
January 30, 2006 |
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Fear factor |
January 27, 2006 |
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Dumb and dumber |
January 26, 2006 |
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Hard sell |
January 25, 2006 |
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Party time |
January 25, 2006 |
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Don’t go there |
January 24, 2006 |
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Story time |
January 24, 2006 |
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You’re next |
January 24, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
January 23, 2006 |
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Oil rush |
January 22, 2006 |
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The jeering
throng |
January 22, 2006 |
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Bad medicine |
January 20, 2006 |
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It’s academic |
January 19, 2006 |
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State’s duty |
January 18, 2006 |
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Salutes & Boots |
January 16, 2006 |
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Sober
reflection |
January 9, 2006 |
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Dirty money |
January 8, 2006 |
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Flip flop |
January 8, 2006 |
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Jogging around |
January 6, 2006 |
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Go for more |
January 5, 2006 |
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Wage gap |
January 5, 2006 |
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At press time, we went with the
best news available |
January 5, 2006 |
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History lesson |
January 4, 2006 |
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No sense of
shame |
January 3, 2006 |
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Legal limbo |
January 2, 2006 |
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Falling down |
January 1, 2006 |
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Poor house |
January 1, 2006 |
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Letters to the editor |
Author |
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Iraq policy is
insane |
Ron Demarest |
December 31, 2006 |
Perzel ignoring
the voters |
Sam Scialdone |
December 31, 2006 |
What America is
all about |
Ian Thompson |
December 31, 2006 |
Money squandered
in Iraq |
William Alexander |
December 29, 2006 |
Don’t buy warming
scam |
Robin Cox |
December 29, 2006 |
Get
out of Iraq before more die |
Ed Hum |
December 28, 2006 |
Separate religion
and state |
Stephen Kislock |
December 28, 2006 |
Fund mass transit
adequately |
Dave Gifford |
December 21, 2006 |
We must serve the
Lord |
Linda Sproul |
December 19, 2006 |
Jim Crow laws for
Muslims? |
Kate Chewning |
December 15, 2006 |
Oversight of war
long overdue |
W. Alexander |
December 14, 2006 |
Bush didn’t fix problems |
Tom Finch |
December 13, 2006 |
Outsource the
commissioners |
C. Baranowsky |
December 12, 2006 |
Are non-smokers
expendable? |
Oren Spiegler |
December 12, 2006 |
Cartoon hits the mark |
Velma Berger |
December 10, 2006 |
Smokers violate
others’ rights |
Jenna Patterson |
December 10, 2006 |
Fight for our right to smoke |
Kathleen Porto |
December 7, 2006 |
Smokers’ rights
violated |
Jack Krchmar |
December 5, 2006 |
A race to the
bottom |
Dennis Rousseau |
December 3, 2006 |
Pursuing an insecure agenda |
Vince Avedon |
November 29, 2006 |
Iraq vs. World
War II |
Cindy Cosgrove |
November 29, 2006 |
Leasing of roads
is foolish |
Randy Tetrick |
November 29, 2006 |
Santorum’s final insult |
Mark Yunt |
November 29, 2006 |
Now it’s up to Marshall |
Robert Svihra |
November 27, 2006 |
Stay a different course |
James Nagy |
November 26, 2006 |
Voters wised up, finally |
Tom Finch |
November 24, 2006 |
Reaping what they sowed |
David Pyle |
November 22, 2006 |
Veon didn’t
deserve to lose |
Bob Budacki |
November 21, 2006 |
Vote out union busters |
Edward Maritz |
November 21, 2006 |
Rochester grant
merited |
C. Dean Galitsis |
November 20, 2006 |
Labor lost a
friend |
Dennis Rousseau |
November 17, 2006 |
Just like old
times |
Linda Eldridge |
November 16, 2006 |
Whole process is
wrong |
Robin Cox |
November 15, 2006 |
Legalize cannabis |
Rebecca Gimeno |
November 13, 2006 |
Donatella’s words vs. deeds |
Michael Reese |
November 13, 2006 |
Lead by example |
Jonas Rushman |
November 13, 2006 |
Absence of
veterans will hurt |
J. Tomaszewski |
November 13, 2006 |
Hart lost on
her own |
Robert Griffiths |
November 12, 2006 |
Past caught up
with them |
Ian Thompson |
November 9, 2006 |
It was a joke, not
a poke |
Peter Deutsch |
November 6, 2006 |
Youth must get
involved |
Rebecca Gimeno |
November 6, 2006 |
Specter’s excuses
don’t fly |
Ron Demarest |
November 5, 2006 |
Oil is not well in Iraq |
Michael Haber |
November 5, 2006 |
Snatched from the headlines |
Dan Britza |
November 3, 2006 |
Above and beyond |
Marilyn Holbrook |
November 3, 2006 |
Veon works for us |
Bradley Inman |
November 3, 2006 |
Republicans vs. Democrats |
Stevan Drobac |
November 2, 2006 |
GOP’s lies and misdirection |
Tom Finch |
November 2, 2006 |
Bush’s blunder |
Bobby Zeljak |
October 31, 2006 |
Get the troops out of Iraq |
Velma Berger |
October 30, 2006 |
Cherry picking the facts |
John Lovra |
October 29, 2006 |
Hate is not a
family value |
Jonas Rushman |
October 29, 2006 |
History repeats itself |
William Angel |
October 27, 2006 |
On the eve of destruction |
Joan Verner |
October 27, 2006 |
The epitome of crassness |
John Fray |
October 26, 2006 |
Hart loses a
backer |
Julia MacLeod |
October 26, 2006 |
Had enough? |
Angie O’Dell |
October 26, 2006 |
Vote straight Democratic |
Tom Finch |
October 25, 2006 |
Hart is far from independent |
William Horter |
October 25, 2006 |
Don’t be fooled
by ads |
Robert Schmidt |
October 25, 2006 |
Grim predictions |
Ed Hum |
October 24, 2006 |
Hart and Santorum must go |
George Reese |
October 24, 2006 |
‘Vote to protect
your families’ |
Randy Shannon |
October 24, 2006 |
Look at the
record |
W. Alexander |
October 23, 2006 |
Nothing to brag about |
Daniel Bosh |
October 23, 2006 |
Casey came off as a numbskull |
Peter Homitz |
October 23, 2006 |
Your vote counts |
Steve Rodich |
October 23, 2006 |
No concern for
the past |
Diana Marinucci |
October 22, 2006 |
The truth is … |
Jim Thomas |
October 22, 2006 |
Getting flu vaccine a struggle |
Michael Karp |
October 20, 2006 |
On the short list |
Stephen Kislock |
October 20, 2006 |
‘It’s a sin
because it’s all spin’ |
Jerry Miskulin |
October 20, 2006 |
Blame mess on
Democrats |
Tony DiTommaso |
October 19, 2006 |
Economy should benefit us all |
Nikola Drobac |
October 19, 2006 |
Vote for ‘none
of the above’ |
O. J. Schlueter |
October 19, 2006 |
We have no consent |
Bill White |
October 19, 2006 |
Tend to your own family |
Rocco Bianco |
October 17, 2006 |
Vote for major
changes |
Karen Boyles |
October 17, 2006 |
Refresher course
needed |
Ron Demarest |
October 17, 2006 |
Santorum shows true self |
Nikola Drobac |
October 17, 2006 |
The party of hypocrisy |
Jerry Pearl |
October 16, 2006 |
Rib-tickling
letter - not |
David Matthews |
October 15, 2006 |
Give women
priests a chance |
N. Vaccarelli |
October 15, 2006 |
What did Bush
really mean? |
Jerry Miskulin |
October 13, 2006 |
Vote straight
Republican |
Bill Russell |
October 13, 2006 |
Hart ducking a
debate |
Jim Ferruchie |
October 12, 2006 |
Torture laws
debase America |
Ron Demarest |
October 11, 2006 |
We need the
Chicago Seven |
Jerry Miskulin |
October 10, 2006 |
Swann for
governor |
Joe Reynolds |
October 10, 2006 |
Vote out Veon and
Santorum |
Jay Paisley |
October 9, 2006 |
Get out of Iraq
now |
Jane Delanko |
October 8, 2006 |
Republicans are to
blame |
Stephen Kislock |
October 8, 2006 |
Let
Bush clean up the mess |
Ed Hum |
October 6, 2006 |
Don’t forget the
illegal aliens |
W. Alexander |
October 5, 2006 |
Congressional
frauds |
Robert Steffes |
October 5, 2006 |
Hart ducks
questions |
Nick Chopiak |
October 4, 2006 |
Medicare Part D is
a travesty |
Susie Huffman |
October 4, 2006 |
Bush has flawed
war strategy |
Terry McGaffic |
October 4, 2006 |
Sign recognizes
contributors |
Karen Barness |
October 3, 2006 |
Make change
happen |
Lonzie Cox |
October 3, 2006 |
Hart had done a
lot |
Angelo Terrana |
October 3, 2006 |
Don’t let scabs take jobs |
Michelle Inman |
October 2, 2006 |
Selective recall |
Vince Avedon |
October 1, 2006 |
Santorum has no compassion |
Brendan Jones |
October 1, 2006 |
Bush should step down |
Lawrence Santry |
October 1, 2006 |
Bush has
failed us |
J. Tomaszewski |
October 1, 2006 |
Santorum’s sorry
record |
Charles Hamilton |
September 29, 2006 |
No
need to change torture law |
James Nagy |
September 29, 2006 |
Scabs take county jobs |
David Pyle |
September 27, 2006 |
What’s Hart done
for us? |
Larry Gillespie |
September 26, 2006 |
Senator
Stonewaller |
Nick Chopiak |
September 24, 2006 |
Want a better
future? Vote |
Daniel Duffala |
September 24, 2006 |
The
cost of staying in Iraq |
Ed Hum |
September 24, 2006 |
Immigration is a key issue |
Joe Lewis |
September 22, 2006 |
Hold Bush
accountable |
Harry McKnight |
September 22, 2006 |
Santorum’s gimmick will work |
Alex Yawor |
September 21, 2006 |
Schiavo and
Santorum |
Larry Gillespie |
September 20, 2006 |
Failures of intelligence |
William Horter |
September 20, 2006 |
Santorum’s hypocrisy shows |
Steve Rodich |
September 20, 2006 |
Gas prices lined [sic] to election |
Angie O’Dell |
September 19, 2006 |
Don’t blame Casey on pay hike |
David Busang |
September 18, 2006 |
GOP has been high-jacked [sic] |
Tom Finch |
September 18, 2006 |
The smart thing to do |
George Reese |
September 18, 2006 |
Who
remembers? |
Ed Hum |
September 15, 2006 |
Bush’s narrow
vision |
Gary Johnson |
September 15, 2006 |
It’s only going to get worse |
Heidi Souza |
September 15, 2006 |
Bush cares only about the war |
Velma Berger |
September 14, 2006 |
The public
deserves better |
Dorothy Cardimen |
September 14, 2006 |
The real changes
since 2000 |
W. Alexander |
September 13, 2006 |
Quit talking and
enlist |
Dave Krupa |
September 13, 2006 |
Bush is the
problem |
Jerry Miskulin |
September 11, 2006 |
Bush has failed GOP |
Vince Avedon |
September 10, 2006 |
Don’t exempt
the wealthy |
C. Gaido-Schmidt |
September 10, 2006 |
Times editors
are ‘appeasers’ |
Daniel Haggerty |
September 10, 2006 |
What about the boomers? |
Nikola Drobac |
September 8, 2006 |
We need national health care |
Michael Torbic |
September 7, 2006 |
Real mess in
Middle East |
Brian Carter |
September 6, 2006 |
Something else to
remember |
John Seaburn |
September 6, 2006 |
Democrats are
clueless |
Michael Alberico |
September 5, 2006 |
Protecting our
rights |
Ron Demarest |
September 5, 2006 |
Divide and conquer works fine |
Alan Olive |
September 5, 2006 |
Santorum’s not on our side |
Bill White |
September 5, 2006 |
No
reason to smear Carter |
John Fray |
September 3, 2006 |
Stand up and serve |
John Vukich |
September 3, 2006 |
More Republican propaganda |
Tom Finch |
August 31, 2006 |
Look at Bush
record |
Jim Ferruchie |
August 30, 2006 |
Dragged through the mud |
Alex Yawor |
August 30, 2006 |
Bush’s sunshine patriots |
Nikola Drobac |
August 29, 2006 |
What’s good for
one … |
David Matthews |
August 28, 2006 |
No
more dancing for Santorum |
Frank Mahr |
August 27, 2006 |
Impeach Bush
ASAP |
M. Maljevec |
August 27, 2006 |
Democrats hate democracy |
Paul Dici |
August 25, 2006 |
Who
remembers? |
Ed Hum |
August 25, 2006 |
Bush fan may be happy but … |
Jan Ross |
August 24, 2006 |
Judges, liberals are traitors |
Paul Kahr |
August 23, 2006 |
Protect the rule
of law |
Ian Thompson |
August 23, 2006 |
Many reason [sic]
to impeach Bush |
Randy Shannon |
August 22, 2006 |
Don’t confuse
incumbents |
James Giammaria |
August 21, 2006 |
Bush’s policies
have failed |
W. Alexander |
August 20, 2006 |
Centrism is
Bushism |
David Matthews |
August 20, 2006 |
Lawmakers duck tax duties |
James Zedak |
August 20, 2006 |
Constitution protects all of us |
Brendan Jones |
August 18, 2006 |
Swann just a
wannabe |
M. Maljevec |
August 18, 2006 |
A good start |
J. Tomaszewski |
August 18, 2006 |
Politicians
should work for us |
Marisa DePaolis |
August 16, 2006 |
Leave Arabs,
Israelis alone |
Jerry Miskulin |
August 16, 2006 |
A new direction
for America |
John Campbell |
August 14, 2006 |
Stop wasting U.S. lives in Iraq |
Velma Berger |
August 13, 2006 |
Lawmakers’ [sic] ignore our pleas |
Earl Shoup |
August 13, 2006 |
Who is Santorum fighting? |
Steve Rodich |
August 11, 2006 |
Bush is out of his league |
Vince Avedon |
August 9, 2006 |
An incompetent leader |
Tom Finch |
August 9, 2006 |
Think for
yourself |
Robert Schmidt |
August 8, 2006 |
Santorum sides with lobbyists |
Bill White |
August 8, 2006 |
Work to achieve
peace |
Ann Carville |
August 6, 2006 |
Nothing to be
proud of |
Nicholas Chopiak |
August 6, 2006 |
Women should
be priests |
N. Vaccarelli |
August 6, 2006 |
Bush’s only
policies are bad |
Jerry Miskulin |
August 2, 2006 |
Don’t shackle
stem cell effort |
Angelo Paolucci |
August 2, 2006 |
Rich pay tax
share, and more |
Robin Cox |
August 1, 2006 |
About figures and liars … |
Tom Finch |
August 1, 2006 |
Bush doesn’t
care about life |
Jewel Robertson |
August 1, 2006 |
Avoid a
one-issue campaign |
J. Tomaszewski |
July 31, 2006 |
Distractions won’t work |
Ed Hum |
July 28, 2006 |
My hands |
Beth Schiemer |
July 28, 2006 |
Not feeling any safer |
Velma Berger |
July 26, 2006 |
Bush’s apocalypse is now |
Bernice Mason |
July 26, 2006 |
Bush flouts the
law |
Ron Demarest |
July 24, 2006 |
They just don’t get it |
Dean Reed |
July 24, 2006 |
Figures don’t lie; liars figure |
Peter Homitz |
July 23, 2006 |
Syrian conflict not news |
John Kichi |
July 23, 2006 |
Workers deserved raise |
Becky Watson |
July 23, 2006 |
Praise Veon for wage hike |
Jeff Davis |
July 18, 2006 |
Ban smoking bans |
Robin Cox |
July 16, 2006 |
What about the unemployed? |
Nikola Drobac |
July 12, 2006 |
The message board police |
Michelle Long |
July 11, 2006 |
Our right to
breathe clean air |
Oren Spiegler |
July 11, 2006 |
The Constitution
still applies |
Ron Demarest |
July 10, 2006 |
Santorum divulged
secrets |
Stephen Kislock |
July 6, 2006 |
Voting records tell all |
Steve Rodich |
July 6, 2006 |
Our freedoms are
under attack |
Ian Thompson |
July 6, 2006 |
Bush desecrated
the flag |
E. R. Miller |
July 4, 2006 |
What will be the next excuse? |
Alex Yawor |
July 3, 2006 |
Let
Fox spread the good news |
Ed Hum |
July 2, 2006 |
GOP accents
the negative |
J. Tomaszewski |
June 29, 2006 |
Lobbyist bills are awful |
Tim Potts |
June 28, 2006 |
Let’s talk about
bias |
W. Alexander |
June 27, 2006 |
‘These people’
are just like us |
Linda Eldridge |
June 27, 2006 |
Impeach Bush |
M. Maljevec |
June 26, 2006 |
U.S. not a
theocracy |
A. McKenzie |
June 26, 2006 |
‘Profits before
people’ |
Stephen Kislock |
June 25, 2006 |
Go
after the incompetents |
Ed Hum |
June 22, 2006 |
Retire Santorum |
Mike Natale |
June 22, 2006 |
Troops caught in civil war |
Velma Berger |
June 20, 2006 |
House Democrats blew it |
David Busang |
June 20, 2006 |
Early learning is
critical |
Darcy Stiteler |
June 20, 2006 |
Stop being
homophobic |
Joy Wintersgill |
June 18, 2006 |
Fight crime; fund
pre-schools |
Felix DeLuca |
June 18, 2006 |
‘Stop the
killing’ |
Gilda De Ferrari |
June 16, 2006 |
Focus on real problems |
Vince Avedon |
June 13, 2006 |
No reason to ban gay marriages |
Brendan Jones |
June 12, 2006 |
Corporate welfare |
David Busang |
June 11, 2006 |
Failing to
learn from history |
J. Tomaszewski |
June 11, 2006 |
Single-payer
system needed |
Randy Shannon |
June 9, 2006 |
Traitors?
Loonies? |
Jonas Rushman |
June 8, 2006 |
Veon there when it counted |
Carl Taylor |
June 8, 2006 |
We’ll remember |
David Busang |
June 6, 2006 |
Helping the hungry |
Bruce Simmeth |
June 4, 2006 |
Santorum’s
hypocrisy |
Frank Bovalino |
June 2, 2006 |
Take a stand; demand changes |
Vivienne Finch |
June 2, 2006 |
Toll road is too pricey |
Peter Wray |
June 2, 2006 |
Proud of John Murtha |
Velma Berger |
June 1, 2006 |
While Congress was sleeping |
David Busang |
June 1, 2006 |
Do immigration
reform right |
Ann Carville |
May 31, 2006 |
Immigration
misinterpreted |
G. Gutierrez |
May 31, 2006 |
‘Anybody but Santorum’ |
W. Alexander |
May 29, 2006 |
Fox News has its
own agenda |
Frank Farkas |
May 26, 2006 |
Santorum doesn’t get it |
Dushan Yanich |
May 26, 2006 |
Protecting our
rights |
Richard Cockrum |
May 25, 2006 |
Who’s a ‘thug?’ |
James Nagy |
May 25, 2006 |
Bush’s
diversionary tactic |
Katie Alberti |
May 24, 2006 |
GOP phone chain |
Vince Avedon |
May 23, 2006 |
For balance,
watch Fox News |
Pete McKenzie |
May 21, 2006 |
Be wary of
totalitarianism |
Robert Steffes |
May 21, 2006 |
Make Rush do the
perp walk |
Lonzie Cox |
May 17, 2006 |
Trashing the
Constitution |
Ian Thompson |
May 16, 2006 |
Good reasons to
keep Veon |
Dave Krupa |
May 2, 2006 |
If we followed the Bible … |
Mary Jones |
May 1, 2006 |
Vote out all
incumbents |
Robert Schmidt |
May 1, 2006 |
Then pay your own
way, too |
John Bowden |
April 30, 2006 |
Listen to the
generals |
Jane Delanko |
April 30, 2006 |
Telling lies |
Tom Finch |
April 30, 2006 |
About Saddam’s chemicals |
Michael Haber |
April 30, 2006 |
We created this oil monster |
James Zedak |
April 30, 2006 |
Veon’s
presence is crucial |
S. Catanzarite |
April 28, 2006 |
Listen to the retired generals |
Velma Berger |
April 26, 2006 |
Driven out of my home |
Norma Decker |
April 24, 2006 |
Bombs away |
David Matthews |
April 24, 2006 |
We can’t afford to lose Veon |
Patricia Pudik |
April 24, 2006 |
Good reasons to question Bush |
Alex Yawor |
April 23, 2006 |
Don’t trust Bush
on wiretaps |
Deane Lavender |
April 21, 2006 |
What might have
been |
Lonzie Cox |
April 19, 2006 |
In state
college tuition |
Dan Sainovich |
April 19, 2006 |
Good fences, good neighbors |
Vince Avedon |
April 16, 2006 |
If words meant
what they say |
Lonzie Cox |
April 16, 2006 |
It’s
evolutionary |
David Matthews |
April 16, 2006 |
Emulating
Bush’s liar strategy |
Kelly McLaughlin |
April 16, 2006 |
A way to solve two problems |
Michael Torbic |
April 14, 2006 |
We must stand as one |
Kate Stear |
April 13, 2006 |
Not very reassuring |
Angie O’Dell |
April 11, 2006 |
Secure our borders |
Sandy Priest |
April 9, 2006 |
American ingenuity |
Ed Hum |
April 7, 2006 |
‘Only silence brings shame’ |
James Nagy |
April 5, 2006 |
Lawmakers fail
the elderly |
A. Crisanti |
April 4, 2006 |
Impeach the
president |
David Shields |
April 2, 2006 |
Children’s future is at stake |
Daniel Short |
April 2, 2006 |
African-Americans must unite |
Daniel Short |
March 30, 2006 |
Coverage bias charge a ruse |
Mike McGee |
March 30, 2006 |
What a liar |
Larney Santry |
March 28, 2006 |
FAA story lost in
shuffle |
Jim Mannion |
March 27, 2006 |
County must
support shelter |
Bertha Moakley |
March 27, 2006 |
Criticism is not
disloyalty |
Lonzie Cox |
March 26, 2006 |
Don’t ignore reality |
Brendan Jones |
March 26, 2006 |
Get rid of school taxes |
Gene Pagani |
March 26, 2006 |
Protesting incompetence |
Ed Hum |
March 23, 2006 |
A different kind
of hero |
Linda Sproul |
March 22, 2006 |
More troops aren’t the answer |
Velma Berger |
March 21, 2006 |
Who cares anymore? |
Eric DeWitt |
March 21, 2006 |
Put the blame on Bush |
Vince Avedon |
March 20, 2006 |
Let’s talk about Crow’s run |
James Zedak |
March 20, 2006 |
Protests don’t hurt |
Allan Luft |
March 19, 2006 |
Who supports
troops? |
David McKenzie |
March 19, 2006 |
The Times is a
tool of the GOP |
Randy Shannon |
March 17, 2006 |
Getting what you
voted for |
Jack Kirkwood |
March 16, 2006 |
We knew Bush wasn’t a god |
Thomas Finch |
March 15, 2006 |
Doing
Machiavelli proud |
Dennis Haggerty |
March 15, 2006 |
A disastrous
trend for city |
Lonzie Cox |
March 14, 2006 |
Bush lied nation into war |
Jeffrey Small |
March 13, 2006 |
Veon sides with workers |
Carl Taylor |
March 13, 2006 |
Always
apologizing for Bush |
Jonas Rushman |
March 12, 2006 |
Paper ballot
backups a must |
Peter Deutsch |
March 8, 2006 |
Pity the next president |
Ed Hum |
March 8, 2006 |
Corporate welfare
at its worst |
Frank LaGrotta |
March 7, 2006 |
Veon has clout |
John Luraghi |
March 7, 2006 |
Polarization is
sad |
Jerry Miskulin |
March 6, 2006 |
Worry about other stuff, too |
Marvin Peters |
March 6, 2006 |
Selling out our
country |
Jim Mannion |
March 5, 2006 |
Where does it
stop? |
Dan Morrison |
March 5, 2006 |
A
simple matter of justice |
Daniel Bosh |
March 1, 2006 |
Veon article was not news |
Christine Murphy |
March 1, 2006 |
Go to the
source of the poll |
Dan Sainovich |
February 28, 2006 |
A
better choice next time |
William Dixon |
February 24, 2006 |
Don’t cut VA
program |
M. Maljevec |
February 24, 2006 |
Sorry does not
count |
Tom Zelinsky |
February 24, 2006 |
If this be
treason |
David Matthews |
February 23, 2006 |
‘Vote! Apathy is our enemy’ |
Rick Smith |
February 22, 2006 |
Don’t sacrifice our security |
Scott O’Hara |
February 21, 2006 |
Looking for an excuse |
Alex Yawor |
February 21, 2006 |
Don’t listen
to Bush |
H. Householder |
February 20, 2006 |
Lots to cheer
about |
Jerry Miskulin |
February 20, 2006 |
Let’s talk about bad days |
Art Refice |
February 20, 2006 |
Drop the minimum wage |
David Dauer |
February 19, 2006 |
Pinching pennies on teachers |
Frank Lordi |
February 19, 2006 |
Blame GOP for
tax inertia |
John Augustine |
February 15, 2006 |
Drug plan far too complex |
Velma Berger |
February 14, 2006 |
Let parolees keep
vote |
Ian Thompson |
February 14, 2006 |
Serving GOP’s money machine |
Vince Avedon |
February 12, 2006 |
Sing the anthem
the right way |
Tom Challis |
February 12, 2006 |
Tax hike on wealthy justified |
Vincent J. Fumo |
February 12, 2006 |
Spanik betrayed many |
Dave Ramsey |
February 12, 2006 |
Swann lacks experience |
Steve Rodich |
February 12, 2006 |
Bush’s misplaced
priorities |
M. Maljevec |
February 10, 2006 |
Don’t hike the
minimum wage |
Robin Cox |
February 9, 2006 |
Take hard line on
oil profits |
Ken Stiefel |
February 9, 2006 |
Paper ballots are still the best |
Sheila Green |
February 8, 2006 |
Bush cries wolf - again |
Robert Grimm |
February 5, 2006 |
No one is above
the law |
Ian Thompson |
February 5, 2006 |
It’s time to take
back America |
C.J. Hurlbert |
February 5, 2006 |
Wage hike
reasonable |
Frank LaGrotta |
February 3, 2006 |
Minimum wage hike needed |
Christina Cann |
January 29, 2006 |
Minimum wage
hike a ploy |
Tony DiTommaso |
January 29, 2006 |
Jail
privatization a disgrace |
L.M. Forrester |
January 29, 2006 |
Right-wing media
attack |
Lonzie Cox |
January 27, 2006 |
Power failure in
Congress |
Ian Thompson |
January 25, 2006 |
What would Jesus be? |
William Santee |
January 19, 2006 |
Bush isn’t above
the law |
Frank Halling |
January 18, 2006 |
A
top ten candidate |
James Nagy |
January 18, 2006 |
Rights are being
eroded |
Frank Halling |
January 17, 2006 |
Clinton ‘stole’ gas tax |
Paul Dici |
January 16, 2006 |
Bush undermines Constitution |
James Nagy |
January 15, 2006 |
Bush is not above
the law |
Ian Thompson |
January 15, 2006 |
The right
spending priorities |
Lonzie Cox |
January 12, 2006 |
Hart sides with the fat-cats |
Daniel Bosh |
January 8, 2006 |
Swann lacks
experience |
Kelly McLaughlin |
January 8, 2006 |
I wish, I wish, I
wish … |
Lonzie Cox |
January 6, 2006 |
Build another nuke plant |
Larry Mason |
January 5, 2006 |
Investigate other things |
Jack Jones |
January 3, 2006 |
A matter of
priorities |
J. Tomaszewski |
January 3, 2006 |
‘Maybe when the wells go dry’ |
Michael Haber |
January 2, 2006 |
Unions still matter |
Ashley Hall |
January 2, 2006 |
Why should we
pay? |
Wayne Petrosky |
January 2, 2006 |
State needs real tax reform |
Bill Gamble |
January 1, 2006 |
Don’t blame the
unions |
M. R. Metcalf |
January 1, 2006 |
No place for
censorship |
Ian Thompson |
January 1, 2006 |
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Gino Piroli |
Critiques of 2005 Piroli columns |
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Critiques of 2004 Piroli columns |
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Study might not be right;
baby boomer generation isn’t so special |
December 18, 2006 |
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Beaver Falls park was named
in memory of Sahli |
November 13, 2006 |
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Don’t compare Iraq with World
War II |
October 23, 2006 |
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It’s not so strange what
people I know |
August 21, 2006 |
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Seems obvious that we’re
being gouged |
May 1, 2006 |
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Dixmont’s demise brings up
memories |
January 16, 2006 |
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Editorials |
Zero sense |
December 26, 2006 |
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Security threat |
December 21, 2006 |
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Slap shot |
December 21, 2006 |
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Zimbabwe’s burden |
December 19, 2006 |
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Baby
and bluster |
December 15, 2006 |
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House
divided |
December 15, 2006 |
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Crisis in Somalia |
December 14, 2006 |
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Where there’s smoke |
December 14, 2006 |
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Classy and cranky |
December 12, 2006 |
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Lost
virtue |
December 10, 2006 |
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A way out |
December 8, 2006 |
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Bye,
bye Bolton |
December 6, 2006 |
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Draft
resisters |
December 5, 2006 |
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Respect the office |
December 4, 2006 |
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Help
the voter |
November 29, 2006 |
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Out
with the old |
November 28, 2006 |
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In
with the new |
November 28, 2006 |
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Greening the Capitol |
November 22, 2006 |
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Undue
perks |
November 15, 2006 |
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Murtha’s moment |
November 14, 2006 |
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Fresh perspective |
November 10, 2006 |
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Saddam’s verdict |
November 7, 2006 |
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Chance for change |
November 5, 2006 |
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Not funny |
November 2, 2006 |
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Altmire for Congress |
October 25, 2006 |
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Lifting the veil |
October 23, 2006 |
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Casey
for Senate |
October 22, 2006 |
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Murtha in the 12th |
October 19, 2006 |
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Deal
with Hamas |
October 16, 2006 |
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Put to
the test |
October 11, 2006 |
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Korean
rattle |
October 7, 2006 |
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Frist the feckless |
October 6, 2006 |
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Fox’s
prowess |
October 5, 2006 |
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Guns R U.S. |
October 5, 2006 |
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The
Foley scandal |
October 5, 2006 |
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New
Cambodia |
October 4, 2006 |
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Wealth of disparity |
October 4, 2006 |
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California leads |
October 2, 2006 |
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Healthy
bet |
October 1, 2006 |
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Home alone |
September 29, 2006 |
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Political intelligence |
September 29, 2006 |
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Terror-struck |
September 26, 2006 |
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Vote to
cut |
September 26, 2006 |
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Backslide |
September 24, 2006 |
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Tortured moment |
September 23, 2006 |
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Breathe
easier |
September 21, 2006 |
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Dueling speeches |
September 21, 2006 |
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Kids’ stuff |
September 16, 2006 |
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The Iraq
mess |
September 15, 2006 |
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Tunnel
vision |
September 15, 2006 |
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Same
old, same old |
September 13, 2006 |
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On trial |
September 12, 2006 |
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9/11,
plus five |
September 11, 2006 |
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Home
school |
September 11, 2006 |
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Another
twist |
September 9, 2006 |
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Globe-trotter |
September 8, 2006 |
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Church and state |
September 7, 2006 |
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Banned in America |
September 4, 2006 |
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Honoring labor |
September 4, 2006 |
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Loose talk |
September 1, 2006 |
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Katrina, plus one |
August 30, 2006 |
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Hard-line Hazleton |
August 29, 2006 |
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The
cluster probe |
August 29, 2006 |
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The
un-diplomat |
August 21, 2006 |
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Open mouth, insert foot |
August 18, 2006 |
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What we
know |
August 13, 2006 |
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BP’s fiasco |
August 12, 2006 |
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Losing
ground |
August 9, 2006 |
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Signings of the times |
August 6, 2006 |
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Civil
justice |
July 20, 2006 |
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Rules of
war |
July 15, 2006 |
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The
court speaks |
July 2, 2006 |
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Press
bashing |
June 30, 2006 |
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Listen to the warm |
June 28, 2006 |
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Minimum
sense |
June 27, 2006 |
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Road work |
June 27, 2006 |
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End of
story |
June 26, 2006 |
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Language barrier |
May 24, 2006 |
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Spying on our own |
May 13, 2006 |
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It’s no
game |
April 18, 2006 |
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Above
the law |
April 7, 2006 |
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Freedom arrested |
February 6, 2006 |
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Midweek Perspectives: Block this sneaky exception |
Robert Speel |
December 20, 2006 |
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