LOCAL COLUMNS
Health care act is reason for thanks this Mother’s Day
By SARA FINGER | 5/12
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, women of all ages have more choices, greater coverage and better control over their health care.
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Explaining rhetoric vs. reality of supposed ‘War on Women’
By REP. AMY LOUDENBECK | 5/10
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As one door closes, another opens
By REP. JANIS RINGHAND | 4/25
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It’s time for our region to live up to its potential
By MARK CULLEN & GARY WOLTER | 4/25
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Private sector vital to quality, economic power of early learning
By JAMES L. LEONHART | 4/24
STEVEN WALTERS
Reasons why turnover is high in Legislature
By STEVEN WALTERS | 5/28
Whatever the reasons, almost half of the 132 Wisconsin legislators who take office in January won’t have any more than four years of experience in a branch of government that rewards and values long-term institutional knowledge.
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‘Program! Get your June 5 vote program!’
By STEVEN WALTERS | 5/14
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Government-by-recall raises many questions
By STEVEN WALTERS | 5/7
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER
The joy of winning
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 5/25
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals are suddenly a winning baseball team!
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Same-sex marriage: Empathy or right?
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 5/18
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Echoes of 1967: Israel again unites
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 5/11
ESTHER CEPEDA
Step up, Gov. Romney
By ESTHER CEPEDA | 5/29
CHICAGO -- CHICAGO -- Mitt Romney got flack about skating past the immigration issue last week because a speech to the Latino Coalition's annual economic summit had been seen by some as the perfect opportunity to clarify a monstrous blunder that has been hanging over his head since early May.
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Education’s revolving door
By ESTHER CEPEDA | 5/27
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Cory Booker’s epiphany
By ESTHER CEPEDA | 5/24
INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Teacher flunks First Amendment 101 with classroom rant
By GENE POLICINSKI | 5/25
The exchange began as students discussed reports of schoolhouse bullying by both likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama. The teacher went on a rant, saying Obama was off-limits. It was captured for all to experience on a YouTube video. A teachable moment, surely—though more for the teacher than the students.
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In Va. high school, will Ten Commandments stay or go?
By CHARLES C. HAYNES | 5/19
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Tricky call: deciding when news should be held
By GENE POLICINSKI | 5/10
PRO-CON
Pro: Huge subsidies give American taxpayers high-voltage shocks
By MARK J. PERRY | 5/24
FLINT, MICH. -- FLINT, MICH. -- It’s obvious now that electric vehicles can’t compete with gasoline-powered cars, even with generous government subsidies.
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Con: Long-term benefits far outweigh cost of current federal subsidies
By NICHOLAS L. CAIN | 5/24
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Con: U.S. should go slow until Russia curbs shameful human rights abuses
By ARIEL COHEN | 5/19
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Pro: U.S. businesses and workers need full access to Russia’s surging economy
By THOMAS J. DONOHUE | 5/19
KATHLEEN PARKER
Cory Booker’s Bain
By KATHLEEN PARKER | 5/27
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON -- Cory Booker has gained much unwelcome attention from his own political party, while being nearly sanctified by Republicans for the singular offense of telling the truth. And then untelling the truth. And then ... stay tuned.
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The public trial of Justice Roberts
By KATHLEEN PARKER | 5/23
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Faux-raging for a story
By KATHLEEN PARKER | 5/20
MICHAEL GERSON
Christie’s vice presidential skills
By MICHAEL GERSON | 5/29
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidates are largely self-selected, which favors ambition and self-regard above, well, all other traits. A vice presidential field results from a party’s consensus on talent and competence.
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Bob Kerrey’s entitlement honesty
By MICHAEL GERSON | 5/25
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Catholics won’t go quietly
By MICHAEL GERSON | 5/22
