June 20, 2013
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Student debt funds higher ed debacles
WASHINGTON — Many parents and the children they send to college are paying rapidly rising prices for something of declining quality. This is because “quality” is not synonymous with “value.” Gle...
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INVIOLABLE? There’s no such thing as unamendable law
While most of the country focused on the recall election in Wisconsin Tuesday, where voters rebuffed public unions’ attempt to oust Gov. Scott Walker, voters in California were also handing public ...
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America has an ability to self-correct
One of my heroes, Irving Kristol, used to say that there’s nothing wrong with the country a bad recession couldn’t fix. Kristol (father of the more famous Bill, by the way) wasn’t hoping for a r...
Jun 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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BACKFIRE Unions overplayed hand, earned Wisconsin rebuke
The third governor in American history to face a recall vote became the first to survive it when Wisconsin voters reaffirmed their support for Scott Walker Tuesday. In heavy voting and by a comfort...
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Bloomberg’s ban on super-size sodas a step too far, politically ill-timed
WASHINGTON — Judging the wisdom of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on super-size sugary sodas depends on where you draw the line between nudge government and noodge government. Nudge gove...
Jun 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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No justice in a racial double standard
Attorney General Eric Holder recently told a group of black clergymen that the right to vote was being threatened by people who are seeking to block access to the ballot box by blacks and other min...
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RETHINK IT Study picks wrong spot for parking structure
The Paducah Planning Commission is close to presenting a new economic development plan to the city. The commission’s Renaissance Area Master Plan (RAMP) is designed to connect Lower Town, downtown ...
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DODGE President blames others for his policy bombs
President Obama rolled out his campaign slogan last week: “It’s not my fault.” It’s unofficial, of course. But expect to hear it often between now and November as the president tries to persuade...
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Legislation REINS in regulatory state
All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress ... The Constitution Article I, Section 1 WASHINGTON — Having cleared its throat with the Preamble, the Constitution buc...
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With all the flaws of the U.S. justice system, America fortunate to have it
On Friday, May 25, the Radcliffe Institute honored Margaret Marshall, a.k.a. Margie, the brilliant and charismatic former Chief Justice (first woman) of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Sh...
Jun 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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