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Column: Libya, one year later
This Monday was supposed to see the start of the trial of Al Baghdadi al Mahmoudi, the former Prime Minister of Libya under Moammar Gaddafi. He is facing charges of corruption and the ordering of mass rape during last year’s uprising.
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Column: We are not alone
The anatomical Homo sapiens has been walking Earth for nearly a quarter of a million years. On a 24-hour clock we came about roughly at 23:58:43 in comparison to the age of Earth. Not until 500 B.C.
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Editorial: Petraeus emails show Internet lacks veil of privacy
If any good has come from the troubling tale of former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus and his sordid affair with his 40-year-old biographer, it is a lesson in exercising caution in what one writes in emails.
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Column: Marijuana remains illegal despite recent voting
Barack Obama was elected to a second term. Same-sex marriage was legalized in more states. But the vote that seems to maintain the highest amount of “hoorahs” and high fives was the legalization for recreational use of marijuana in Washington and Colorado.
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Column: The Republican path forward
I’m usually skeptical of claims made by party faithfuls who, in the aftermath of losing an election, claim that no ideological adjustments are necessary to win the next election.
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Column: National debt looms for next generation
The election is over. Barack Obama will serve another term as president. Supporters rejoice, detractors mourn. The American people made a choice Tuesday that will dictate the direction of public policy for at least the next four years. But that doesn’t mean our job is over.
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Editorial: Secession not a reality, despite petition efforts
Elections are supposed to be that component of democracy built in to give citizens a chance to have their voices heard in governance. But clearly some don’t quite understand that, as they expressed their dissatisfaction with the election in a unique way.
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Column: A Sex Ed reality check
We all know that teen pregnancy is a problem. But for most of us, it is a far-off threat, one that is confined to the glow of MTV’s “Teen Mom” on Tuesday nights. The idea of being a mother or father at this point in life or earlier is, for many of us, a distant concern.
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Column: Fiscal Cliff hangs in country’s near future
Congratulations to those satisfied with Tuesday’s verdict, and my apologies to those upset. To preface this week’s column, some words of wisdom from John F. Kennedy: “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer.