June 19, 2013
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WELL SPENT New regional crime lab a welcome investment
The new state crime lab in Madisonville is a good investment and long overdue. The bigger, more technologically advanced facility replaces the old Western Laboratory Branch, which opened in 1975. ...
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Pets have long flown with us, so it’s high time we let them ride the rails
WASHINGTON — You might say I have a dog in this fight. He’s tiny. He’s blind. His bark is decidedly unmanly and his bites, usually in defense against things that can’t be seen, are forgivably in...
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Leahy-Paul bill seeks fairer jail terms
WASHINGTON — Libertarians believe government should have a compelling reason before it restricts an individual’s liberty. Today’s liberals believe almost any reason will do, because liberty is less...
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Immigration policy was once rational
One of the many sad signs of our times is the way current immigration issues are discussed. A hundred years ago, the immigration controversies of that era were discussed in the context of innumerab...
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Small but important D.C. Circuit promises battle royale for nominees
WASHINGTON — Is President Obama poised to “pack” the federal appeals court in Washington? “A type of court-packing reminiscent of FDR’s era,” warned Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. “Packing the court ...
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BACKFIRE EU embrace of ‘renewables’ spawns clear-cutting in U.S.
When environmentalists battle environmentalists, who wins? While one group is pushing to replace coal with natural gas, which burns cleaner, another group opposes development of all carbon-based...
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LIARS CLUB White House IRS story falling apart by the hour
President Obama rightly described the recently disclosed abuses by the IRS “outrageous.” What he didn’t say is how high this scandal reaches. The administration’s story is that two “rogue” emplo...
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Holder’s problem is he’s incompetent
WASHINGTON — So, Attorney General Eric Holder approved a search warrant targeting Fox News’ James Rosen for the crime of journalism with malice aforethought. Then the Justice Department shopped aro...
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White House still doesn’t get it; Holder can’t investigate himself
No one should pretend that dealing with leaks of highly sensitive and classified national security documents is easy. I remember hearing plenty of conservatives taking to the airwaves to accuse The...
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Wondering if past presidents could win today is entertaining, also silly
Could people like Bob Dole, even Ronald Reagan — could you make it in today’s Republican Party?” Chris Wallace of “Fox News Sunday” asked former Senate Majority Leader and 1996 GOP presidential nom...
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