opinion

When fair game is a foul play
Opinion, Сolumns
KATHLEEN PARKER 
Jan 12, 2016
WASHINGTON — Fair play can sometimes be a raunchy racket. In the midst of Hillary Clinton's promising presidential bid, a blast from the past blew thr...
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A chance to mend First Amendment rights
Opinion, Сolumns
GEORGE F. WILL 
Jan 11, 2016
WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court contemplates changing its mind, it must weigh the institutional interest in the law's continuity against evidence ...
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What if the worst happens?
Opinion, Сolumns
MICHAEL GERSON 
Jan 09, 2016
WASHINGTON — Every Republican of the type concerned with winning in November has been asking the question (at least internally), "What if the worst ha...
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Obsessed with guns
Opinion, Сolumns
KATHLEEN PARKER 
Jan 08, 2016
WASHINGTON — It is axiomatic that congressional Republicans will oppose anything smacking of "gun control," which may as well be read as "Your mama." ...
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Obama’s pointless distraction on gun control
Opinion, Сolumns
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 08, 2016
For all the squawking that erupted in the wake of President Barack Obama’s executive action to expand background checks for gun buyers, including at g...
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Comedy of errors through modern technology
Opinion, Сolumns
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jan 07, 2016
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about George Petrisek. Long-time readers surely remember George — the self-titled Curmudgeon. One of my favorite thing...
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The criminalization of politics
Opinion, Сolumns
GEORGE F. WILL 
Jan 07, 2016
"Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent." — Louis Brandeis WASHINGTON — The im...
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Obama’s deportation game
Opinion, Сolumns
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. 
Jan 06, 2016
SAN DIEGO — In a revealing exchange with Jerry Seinfeld in the comic's Web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," President Obama — who Seinfeld ...
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GOP consultant, for a day
Opinion, Сolumns
E.J. DIONNE JR. 
Jan 06, 2016
WASHINGTON — The value of free advice is measured by what you pay for it, and Republicans don't usually ask me for mine. Nonetheless, the GOP's presid...
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With execution, Saudis ignite regional tensions
Opinion, Сolumns
JON GAMBRELL Associated Press 
Jan 05, 2016
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — By executing a senior Shiite cleric, Saudi Arabia effectively lit a match to set off regional sectarian tensions an...
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The ‘hollowing’ of the middle class?
Opinion, Сolumns
ROBERT J. SAMUELSON 
Jan 05, 2016
We’ll be hearing a lot about the middle class in the coming months. That’s one sure bet for 2016, as both parties compete for votes. What’s less sure ...
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Before government became reviled
Opinion, Сolumns
GEORGE F. WILL 
Jan 04, 2016
WASHINGTON — Soon, voters will have the opportunity and impertinence to insert themselves into the 2016 presidential conversation that thus far has be...
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For 2016, let’s keep on arguing
Opinion, Сolumns
E.J. DIONNE JR. 
Jan 04, 2016
At year’s end, I want to offer a word to my conservative and libertarian readers whose patience I try regularly. Perhaps you read me to have someone t...
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PennDOT delivering transportation value
Guest Columns, Opinion
LESLIE S. RICHARDS PennDOT Secretary 
Jan 01, 2016
As 2015 draws to a close, I wanted to report on what I and my nearly 12,000 colleagues at PennDOT have done for you this year. On the road and bridge ...
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The Affluenza Candidate
Opinion, Сolumns
RUTH MARCUS 
Jan 01, 2016
WASHINGTON — Ethan Couch, meet Donald Trump, fellow Affluenza sufferer. Couch is the Texas teenager whose drunken driving killed four people in 2013 w...
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A list of 2015’s ludicrousness
Opinion, Сolumns
GEORGE F. WILL 
Dec 31, 2015
WASHINGTON — E.B. White reportedly said "the most beautiful sound in America" is "the tinkle of ice at twilight." In 2015's twilight, fortify yourself...
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It was a good year for energy in Pa.
Guest Columns, Opinion
PAMELA A. WITMER Commissioner Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 
Dec 31, 2015
When it comes to energy, 2015 has been a good year for Pennsylvania — and the future outlook is just as promising. Marcellus Shale has led Pennsylvani...
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