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Saunders: Closing schools will come at great cost to students
Governors acted to protect kids’ health, but those precautions may be sacrificing their futures.
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Harrop: Believing all women has led to evil before
Countless lynchings of black men occurred based on the uninvestigated claims of white women.
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Burke: Reopening too quickly would be playing with lives
Yes, we need to revive the economy and resume our lives, but should it cost the lives of…
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Schwab: Some thoughts on fact vs. opinion, reporting vs. columns
It’s our columnist’s opinion that some are unclear on the differences regarding those terms.
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Harrop: Has social distancing rewired our consumer brain?
Just because businesses reopen doesn’t mean shoppers will resume their former spending habits.
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Saunders: Las Vegas mayor was wrong, but so was CNN
Her hope to reopen the city’s casinos was used by Anderson Cooper to mock her and others who…
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Burke: Monroe COVID crisis raises questions about prisons
The crisis should have us asking about the purpose of prison and its effectiveness in rehabilitation.
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Schwab: White House occupant can’t be called president
Not when he foments armed rebellion against governors he had ceded authority on pandemic response.
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Saunders: Gov. Whitmer’s orders do more harm than good
The Michigan governor’s unreasonable stay-home orders have alienated many in her state.
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Harrop: States in best position to make call on opening up
Trump doesn’t need to ‘authorize’ governors to do their job; he just needs to get out of the…
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Schwab: On the plus side, coronavirus has taken us to school
We’re replete with lessons learned regarding the motivations and intentions of Trump and the GOP.
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Outbreak has made a difficult time harder for nursing homes
I am a retired family physician who followed many patients in nursing homes. I saw firsthand how most…
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Harrop: ‘War of the Worlds’ a better metaphor for Covid fight
The H.G. Wells novel describes a powerful enemy, but one defeated on a microscopic battlefield.
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Saunders: Trump’s use of persuasion over diktat right approach
Many on the left ironically have called for force when they’ve railed against Trump for executive action.
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Schwab: Self-dealing, election-fixing bitter pills to swallow
Nov. 3 election may be the only sure remedy to the abuses of the Trump administration and the…
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Saunders: Why are Post, Times boycotting briefing room?
Suddenly, the White House is as dangerous to reporters as a natural disaster or war-torn nation.
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Harrop: Gov. Cuomo drawn into leadership void Trump created
While Trump sought scapegoats, Cuomo has taken on the role of explainer, strategizer and comforter.
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Schwab: It’s not all bad news; the president’s ratings are up
One Obama-era legacy of which Trump approves: Never let a good crisis go to waste.
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Harrop: Fleeing for ‘safer’ pastures could backfire
Heading for the hills (and lower infection rates) could also mean going without adequate care.
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Burke: Trump wanted to fill the church pews for Easter
A veritable Easter parade of doctors, scientists and even GOP governors are telling Trump, no!