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What others say: Less to U.N. funding cut than meets the eye

There was less there than meets the eye, to that widely ballyhooed $285 million cut to the United…

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What others say: How to preserve parts of the ACA

Republicans have ripped a big hole in Obamacare. But there is a way to avoid chaos in the…

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Op-ed: Are Trump’s accusers ‘mad’?

“Everybody’s got to believe in something. I believe I’ll have another beer.” — W.C. Fields Having lost an…

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What others say: With tax bill Republicans linked with economic growth

Tax legislation passed by the Republicans last week does not significantly simplify tax filing, nor does it provide…

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Op-ed: The 2018 Games

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty much footballed out. The season’s not over yet — we…

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What others say: Fair trials and federal tricks

It should be obvious: When the U.S. government goes after anti-government protesters, it must follow the highest legal,…

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Op-ed: A righteous campaign against MS-13

Donald Trump is given to lurid rhetoric, and in the MS-13 gang he has finally met a subject…

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What others say: Help, hope in spotting ‘fake news’

A student-developed online plug-in idea, Open Mind, offers some hope in the war against “fake news.” Because one…

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Op-ed: The man who saved civilization

This year’s best movie about a spirited band of resisters fighting an empire of evil isn’t the latest…

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Op-ed: The UK’s consequential embrace of secularism

ANGLESEY, Wales — The UK Daily Mail has again published a story about a subject that has become…

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Editorial: New Year’s greatest hits

In looking for inspiration for 2018, we found ourselves flipping through some of the editorials we’ve written from…

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Awards by the bagful

I haven’t been able to pin down who first called Washington, D.C., “Hollywood East” and who added “but…

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What others say: Share the trails Fairbanks: follow rules, use common sense

The Interior’s extensive network of trails makes winter adventures abundant and accessible. Practicing good trail etiquette makes the…

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Op-ed: Nancy Pelosi’s tax apocalypse

To listen to the Democrats, the American middle class will be lucky to survive the Republican tax bill.…

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The Year of the Dog

2018 is the Year of the Dog. That is, if you’re Asian and follow the Chinese zodiac. It…

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What others say: Puerto Rico recovery hinges on reform, Washington support

It’s been 12 weeks and counting, and Puerto Rico still flounders in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, left…

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Heritage breaks two glass ceilings

Hillary Clinton was supposed to break the glass ceiling, which she said has kept a woman from becoming…

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Voices of Alaska: Are you being fooled?

Have you ever wondered why every year since Governor Walker took office the state’s estimated budget deficit has…

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Dunleavy’s campaign speech misleading

Dunleavy’s campaign speech misleading In his Voices of Alaska piece, Mike Dunleavy glosses over facts and bad mouths…

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What other say: The Empire’s Christmas list

Dear Santa, We have been good this year (well, most of us) and think we are deserving of…