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What others say: Sessions kicks cannabis to Congress
The only thing surprising about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinding the Obama administration’s policy of nonenforcement in…
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Op-ed: Yes, take Oprah seriously
If Hillary Clinton could deliver a political speech half as effectively as Oprah Winfrey, she might be president…
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What others say: Legal marijuana pays better than prohibition
The results are in: Marijuana receipts in Pendleton — the only municipality in northeast Oregon to allow recreational…
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Voices of Alaska: Optimism for our state in 2018
As Alaskans, there’s no doubt that we face significant challenges, including high crime rates, especially domestic violence and…
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Op-ed: Character counts, but so do results
I do not make it a practice to comment on the work of fellow columnists, though occasionally some…
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Editorial: Suicide awareness and prevention training is time well spent
The numbers continue to be alarming — in 2016, 186 Alaskans took their own lives. Suicide rates in…
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Op-ed: The Trumpist gets trumped
Steve Bannon just got Jeff Flaked. The former Trump strategist who has been on a chest-thumping tour vowing…
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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…