When we look at the acts of almost unspeakable gun violence making news and breaking hearts, it doesn’t take Rachel Maddow or Wayne LaPierre to target the fact that men are responsible.
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THEODORA KALIKOW: In US, we value importance of our public space, functions
In early January, I went to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. It was supposed to be to celebrate my retirement. Right.
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COMMENTARY: Toy guns can be good for kids
“There will be no guns in this house,” I once declared, when I was new to parenting, thought I knew what I was doing, and my first child was a wobbly toddler obsessed with trains.
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COMMENTARY: Standardized testing focus impairs Common Core implementation
The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia as the foundation for what students in America’s public schools need to know and be able to do.
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MICHAEL REAGAN: State of the Union: Failure
Our failure in chief gave us his annual blurred vision of America again Tuesday night.
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COMMUNITY COMPASS: Augusta’s help in redeveloping hospital site good for city in long run
The city of Augusta has a long history of economic development.
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DANA MILBANK: Rand Paul like his father after all
After former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was killed earlier this month at a Texas shooting range, former Rep. Ron Paul tweeted a shockingly cold sentiment.
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DANA MILBANK: Standoff in Washington gives new meaning to Fat Tuesday
There is something entirely appropriate about holding the State of the Union address on the same day as Mardi Gras.
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New rules right to include signs, early voting; what about run-offs?
They’re talking election reforms at the Legislature this session, and goodness knows we need some. Here’s my wish list.
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KATHLEEN PARKER: The ghosts of Benghazi
We may never know exactly what happened in Benghazi the night Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that our response was short of optimum.