.C. Fields said, “Anything worth having is a thing worth cheating for.” By following that guiding principle, Americans have become the greatest cheaters in the world. From the time we’re...
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I can’t remember a time when there wasn’t a Kennedy playing a prominent role on the national political stage. From when I was a little kid and my parents wore...
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My generation was the one that was supposed to change politics. We would end the war, sweep the old guard from power and bring peace to the world. Instead, we...
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Rush Limbaugh and some myopic Democrats would have us believe that most, if not all, Republicans who have been voting in Democratic primaries are “dittoheads” implementing the radio host’s “Operation...
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What surprises Rose Vasquez Colon the most about Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House is that a woman finally made it as a credible contender for the nomination of...
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Lyme disease is not just something that happens to people who live back East. The illness, transmitted by tick bites, is the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the country, according to...
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Your recent article on Ed Leeper [“Piece of Work,” April 24-30] has raised two bothersome issues for me. The first is that I am embarrassed being associated with Leeper in...
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The North Carolina Republican Party – forged by the hand of Dixiecrat segregationists like Jesse (“White people, wake up before it is too late. Do you want Negroes working beside...
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All day Saturday, I felt like I was in “Mayberry” —in a good way. I kept expecting to see Andy and Barney and Opie. Aunt Bea, this town was...
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