LOCAL COLUMNS
State’s high court wise to consider rights in recusal rule
By BILL MALKASIAN | 11/6
By ruling that lawful campaign contributions or endorsements alone cannot force a judge off a case, the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed respect for both judges and voters.
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Newspapers still most important shopping tool
By JOHN F. STURM | 11/6
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New high-court ethics rules should not, will not stand
By MIKE MCCABE | 11/4
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State passing hunting torch to next generation
By SEN. JUDY ROBSON | 11/2
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Harvest season requires room, respect on rural roads
By JEFFREY DITZENBERGER | 10/30
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER
Myth of '08 is demolished
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 11/6
WASHINGTON -- The most important effect of Tuesday’s elections is historical. It demolishes the great realignment myth of 2008.
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Obama has used up his ‘three envelopes’
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 10/30
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Obama frets, agonizes over Afghanistan
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 10/9
ROBYN BLUMNER
A tall order for Trumka
By ROBYN BLUMNER | 11/2
Working Americans don’t see their fortunes tied to the labor movement any longer. Which is really, really too bad. Because they are.
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Uighurs deserve legal remedy
By ROBYN BLUMNER | 10/27
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The Smiley-Face Facade
By ROBYN BLUMNER | 10/19
RICK HOROWITZ
Fallout of Tuesday’s vote? Why it’s perfectly obvious
By RICK HOROWITZ | 11/5
“So what you’re saying, basically, is that the big takeaway from Election Day is that you can take away whatever you want to take away.”
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They’re withering about his dithering
By RICK HOROWITZ | 11/3
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Isn't that Minneapolis down there?
By RICK HOROWITZ | 10/29
INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT
In public schools, get religion right before the fight
By CHARLES C. HAYNES | 11/7
In the unfortunate history of lawsuits over religion in schools, the Antonio Peck case ranks as one of the most wasteful, divisive and unnecessary of all time. At the heart of the dispute is a poster created by kindergartener Antonio to fulfill an assignment designed to show what he had learned about protecting the environment. Antonio depicted people picking up trash and recycling, but he also included a figure of a kneeling man that Antonio meant to be Jesus.
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First Amendment doesn’t shield us from private infringements
By GENE POLICINSKI | 10/31
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Say what you want, hate-crimes bill protects free speech
By CHARLES C. HAYNES | 10/24
DAVID BRODER
Trouble lies ahead for Democrats
By DAVID BRODER | 11/5
WASHINGTON -- Tuesday’s defeats in gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey not only ended a decade or more of Democratic gains in those states but signaled possible trouble ahead in the midterm elections at the national level.
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Votes this week are prelude to 2010 drama
By DAVID BRODER | 11/2
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Reid’s risky gamble
By DAVID BRODER | 10/30
ELLEN GOODMAN
In pursuit of happiness
By ELLEN GOODMAN | 10/29
BOSTON -- We are in the midst of another dust-up over research published under the (too) provocative headline: “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness.”
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A $250 donation
By ELLEN GOODMAN | 10/22
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Texas doing the gay divorce fandango
By ELLEN GOODMAN | 10/8
KATHLEEN PARKER
A positive outlook for saving the news
By KATHLEEN PARKER | 11/1
WASHINGTON -- Most newspapers remain profitable, and circulation is astoundingly good, all things considered.
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Obama jumps through hoops to please women
By KATHLEEN PARKER | 10/28
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Franken sense
By KATHLEEN PARKER | 10/25
PRO-CON
Con: AARP’s tacit endorsement of Medicare cuts line its pockets, but shortchanges seniors
By GRACE-MARIE TURNER | 11/5
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Why would AARP, sworn to protect the interests of senior citizens, watch silently as Congress plans to cut Medicare spending by $400 billion to pay for its health reform legislation? Could it be that the interests of seniors and AARP are not exactly aligned?
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Pro: AARP’s apolitical efforts spurred many reforms that aid today’s seniors
By WAYNE MADSEN | 11/5
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Con: The EPA wants to put a time bomb in America’s gas tanks
By ANDREW P. MORRISS | 10/31
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Pro: Increasing ethanol use is key to attaining goal of a cleaner planet
By BOB STALLMAN | 10/31
