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Saunders: After criminal law reforms, ask if you feel safer
Laxer penalties for misdemeanors may be behind a rash of smash-and-grab thefts in California.
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Schwab: GOP dying to get elected; and taking voters with them
Threatening to shut down the government to end covid mandates, the death-cult-style antics continue.
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Harrop: If Roe v. Wade is overturned, GOP may regret it
About 4 of 5 in the U.S. want abortion to remain legal. Republicans will lose voters if it’s…
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Harrop: There is a fix for stupid, at least concerning covid
How much sympathy are we to muster for those who die after campaigning against covid vaccines?
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Harrop: Count on Americans to head back to work world
The ‘Great Resignation’ may only be a sabbatical; Americans do enjoy work when it’s worth doing.
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Saunders: Press more deferential to Biden on health issues
Biden’s press secretary didn’t have to field the more intrusive questions posed to Trump’s spokeswoman.
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Schwab: ‘Not guilty’ verdict brings less-than-innocent gloating
Those celebrating the verdict can only comfort themselves with anger and glee over ‘owning the libs.’
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Burke: Grab a No. 2 pencil; it’s time for current events quiz
Relax. Provided you’ve been paying attention — and are not Donald Trump — this should be pretty easy.
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Harrop: Turkeys in the media playing up inflation fears
Blaring headlines about the rising cost of the Thanksgiving meal are overstuffed hyperbole.
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Saunders: Plan to pay ‘family seperation’ immigrants bad idea
Despite denials, a Wall Street Journal report left the Biden administration scrambling to explain.
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Schwab: The shameless elephant in the room
Playing to the GOP’s base means vilifying their own over a vote, threatening violence and excusing inaction.
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Harrop: Time to oust Congress’ political freeloaders
Both Republicans and Democrats voted against infrastructure, but will be there for ribbon-cuttings.
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Saunders: California’s new math curriculum pushes math aside
The emphasis on ‘woke’ story problems puts more focus on societal divisions than on fractions.
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Schwab: When ignorance on right, left sets the lesson plan
Parents want to know what their kids are taught, but the conversations require some credible thought.
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Harrop: The progressive case for restoring the SALT deduction
Criticized as a tax break for the rich, ending the deduction was meant to disadvantage blue states.
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Harrop: Progressives only hurting Democrats’ chances in ‘22
By attacking their own party — to no affect — AOC and others are foiling their agenda on…
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Comment: Democrats can talk effectively on race; Biden does
Rather than go on the defensive, Democrats can point to injustice and call Americans to do better.
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Saunders: Don’t think CRT is taught in schools? Look again
A Black professor at Columbia begs to differ with denials, pointing to talk of race in classrooms.
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Burke: Right’s violent rhetoric getting harder to dismiss
When violent overthrow of democracy seems reasonable to even a small minority, that’s not fantasy.
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Harrop: Lessons in election for Democrats and Republicans
The results seem to hint — loudly — that both parties should ignore their fringes and track moderate.