The new year begins in Washington as the old one ended, with an impasse on border security and immigration that has tied President Trump and Congress in a knot and . . .
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1/11/19
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Thank goodness for the recent Congressional action averting an extended federal government shutdown. It looks like enough moderate Republican and Democratic lawmakers may have finally reached a critical mass . . .
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2/2/18
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No one ever likes to lose. Did Ted Cruz and John Kasich enjoy competing for months in a brutal primary, trying desperately to gain delegates before the GOP convention in Cleveland in July, only to have to drop out in May after failing to gain any traction?
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5/19/16
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The poet Dante Alighieri famously said, “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in periods of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” Five months ago, when many of us realized that Donald Trump’s nomination was an awful possibility, I evoked this quotation . . .
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5/12/16
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I married an older man, and this week he is turning 70. He is very old. And it is so cool.
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4/15/16
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On June 2, 1865, Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signed surrender terms offered by the Union army.
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7/1/15
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The people who study age patterns often point out that as we grow older we can easily recall many things dating back to our childhood. Reading all the media stories about Hillary Clinton brought to …
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6/18/15
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There are all kinds of words that come to mind when we talk about our federal government and how it functions.
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6/6/13
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