Archive | Editorials
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Editorial: Still waiting for Superman
Throughout the presidential campaign, only a handful of political issues have been routinely ducked and avoided as often as education.
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Editorial: Political throw downs on Facebook
With the presidential election three weeks away, Americans have taken to Facebook and other popular social media websites to spout their views on the candidates and their platforms. That behavior can be positive as it is a form of political activity.
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Editorial: Every step out of the closet is in the right direction
Today is National Coming Out Day, dedicated to the difficult process of revealing one’s identity as a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender American. Coming out is a life-changing decision that makes or breaks careers, families and lives.
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Editorial: Big Bird stars in Obama ad
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s plan to end the federal subsidy to PBS was the fodder for President Barack Obama’s newest campaign ad, which rolled out on Tuesday, according to The Boston Globe.
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Editorial: Fisher v. U. Texas – What’s at stake
The Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments Wednesday on Fisher v. U. Texas at Austin, a case that will re-examine the issue of affirmative action in the college admissions process.
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Editorial: Sulzberger maintained New York Times’ platform as top paper
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, the longtime publisher of The New York Times who died last week at age 86, was an inspiration to anybody who values quality journalism.
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Editorial: As president, Obama shouldn’t need debate practice
Walk up to any business owner or manager and ask them the top five things wrong with their business and possible solutions to those problems, and it’s a sure thing that person can rattle them off in but a minute or two with no thought, and probably have a dozen more problems to give you.
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Editorial: No good choice in November for privacy, due process, rights
Much has been said about the presidential candidates’ views on social issues, if you limit that category to civil rights, equality and religious concerns. But what about the more basic civil liberties of privacy, due process, assembly and freedom from unwarranted detention?
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Editorial: Vanishing act
Images of women were removed in the Saudi Arabian version of an IKEA catalog, according to article in TIME magazine Monday.