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Choices have consequences
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 12, 2022
Poor choices can have serious consequences — even for superstar athletes. Novak Djokovic is learning that lesson the hard way right now. Djokovic is t...
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Can NATO stop Putin’s dreams without war?
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Jan 12, 2022
This week, Western nations have been trying to rebuff Russia’s threats to invade Ukraine for the second time in eight years. The talks between the Uni...
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Protect privacy in vehicles
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 12, 2022
The ever-increasing connectivity between phones and the complex infotainment systems in automobiles may be putting our civil liberties at risk. Techno...
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The idiocy of vaccine mandates for kids
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jan 11, 2022
The old legal maxim is that everything which is not forbidden is permitted. Many public-health experts apparently have their own version of this rule ...
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The lesson of Jan. 6: It’s still not over
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Jan 11, 2022
Lucky countries have celebrations that remind their citizens of what binds them together — think Memorial Day or the Fourth of July. Unlucky countries...
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TV pioneer and American institution
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 10, 2022
As the outpouring of sadness across social media showed, you’d be hard-pressed to find an American who was as beloved as Betty White. The comic actres...
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Schools face staffing challenges
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 10, 2022
In March 2020, kids went home from school on Friday and didn’t come back for months. Some didn’t walk through the school doors in person until August ...
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Biden’s direct aim at Trump
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 09, 2022
Gone was President Joe Biden’s pleading, folksy, queasy tone that usually permeates his public remarks. Instead, he went hard on the attack against Do...
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Biden chose to divide
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 08, 2022
The only legitimate reason to stage an official anniversary commemoration of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots would be to issue a call to unity and urge the n...
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New option for expelled students
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 08, 2022
Student suspensions and expulsions are skyrocketing since the deadly shooting at Oxford High School last month, as school officials practice increased...
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Doing business in China
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 07, 2022
Tesla is heralded for its innovative push toward electrifying cars — it’s the future the country and the world need. But it’s also true that Tesla’s r...
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Big Ben, AB and saying goodbye
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 07, 2022
Sports figures often are seen as role models — good or bad. In less than 48 hours, two former teammates showed both aspects. Not with what they did on...
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Falling faith in elections is not new
Opinion, Сolumns
BYRON YORK 
Jan 06, 2022
For the last year, we’ve heard one commentator after another tell us that American democracy is in crisis. The source of that crisis, we are told, is ...
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