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Letters Government health care
Lew Jeppson stops short of the conclusion he should have drawn ("The real death panel," May 18). If you don't want death panels, don't put government in charge of your health ...
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Letters Beware slippery slope
Was it irony or poetry that resulted in Hyrum Anderson's letter "Gun logical fallacies" being placed on the page adjacent to Michael Gerson's column about the recent exposure of IRS abuses of power ("IRS abuses bring out the libertarian in each of us," May 14)? Anderson is right as far as his stating that "tyrannical oppression is not the inevitable outcome of ...
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Bring sense to budget
Something about the state budget-writing process can cause lawmakers to lose sight of their fundamental purpose on Beacon Hill. That occurred to us as we perused the 725 (!) proposed amendments to the Senate budget proposal, debate on which begins tomorrow.To wit: One senator is seeking $15,000 to pay for signs that direct cyclists in the Pan Mass Challenge, a wildly successful cancer-fighting ...
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On Olympic Anniversary End Hurdles for Saudi Women
Now that the door is open to private school students, the Saudi Education Ministry should announce a long-promised national strategy to promote sports for girls in public schools and at all levels of education, both public and ...
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Robert Bennett With public trust waning Swallow needs administrative leave
Utah Attorney General John Swallow speaks out Jan. 14, 2013, in his office at the state Capitol about allegations that he was involved in improper ...
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In our opinion Prepare for outdoors
The warm-weather recreation season is beginning, and Utah families will be wise to take note that according to public health agencies, those most vulnerable to death and injury from recreation-related accidents are children under age 15. Already this month, a child was killed in an ATV accident and a teenager severely injured in a hiking fall. The National Weather Service has issued its annual ...
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Minneapolis motorcycle death leaves many questions
The driver of the motorcycle, Ivan Romero Oliveras, was killed during crash with a police squad at the intersection of 26th Street and Blaisdell Avenue. His passenger, Joselin Torrejon, was injured and is listed as serious at HCMC. Friends and family left flowers and lit candles at crash ...
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Why USC and not a black college Dr. Dre
Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder of Interscope Records, left, stands with partner hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, as they announce a $70 million dollar donation to create the new "Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts and Technology and Business Innovation" at the University of Southern California during a news conference at in Santa ...
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Endorsements The Times recommends
Tuesday's election marks a runoff not just for mayor but for the two other citywide offices and for several City Council seats. The Times has endorsed Eric Garcetti for ...
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Immigration A wider better welcome mat
Congress is undertaking the first major overhaul of U.S. immigration law since 1986, we have an opportunity to reexamine policies that may be harming our competitiveness when it comes to foreign students and scholars, especially in science, technology, engineering and math - the so-called STEM fields. Unless we offer international students the opportunity to pursue their careers, pay off their ...
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Letter Campaign Finance Reform
To the Editor: Re ...
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Letter Security at the Trade Center as the Police Dept. Sees It
To the Editor: Contrary to ...
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Letters The Tale of the I.R.S. in Cincinnati
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Letter Death Penalty Paradox
To the Editor: Re ...
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Letter F.B.I. Directors Legacy
To the Editor: I was stunned by your front-page article about Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the F. B. ...
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Dont judge my service industry career
We’re in the midst of graduation season in Minnesota. With the metro area’s concentration of world-class universities and colleges, parents from all over the country and the world are attending their children’s graduation ceremonies. Once the relief of not having to fork over one more tuition bill wears off, the dread of "what’s next?" will set in. This past ...
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Mental illness has many faces
May is Mental Health Awareness Month - particularly noteworthy given the numerous news stories that we read online or see on the evening news. We have had our emotions stretched from fear to anger to sadness as we’ve heard about Aurora, Newtown, or any number of stories involving untimely deaths and heartache. I’d like to offer you a different face of mental illness. One in which a ...
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Editorial New Efforts to Undercut Health Reforms
Congressional Republicans are trying to exploit two controversies bedeviling the Obama administration to undermine the health care reform law. They are using an uproar over misguided tactics by Internal Revenue Service employees to target conservative political groups seeking tax-exempt status as an excuse to prohibit the agency from playing a pivotal role in carrying out the Affordable Care ...
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Editorial Why Is Russia Still Arming Syria
The slim hope generated two weeks ago when the United States and Russia announced plans for an international conference aimed at ending ...
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Denying Genocide Wont Promote Reconciliation
International trials for the most serious crimes do realize an important inherent good. While not necessarily bringing reconciliation or deterring future crimes in the short term, they can, by honoring victims, rendering justice and imposing punishment on the guilty, demonstrate the rule of law in the communities most affected by the crimes. And these trials signal that impunity for such crimes ...
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Op-Ed Columnist One Schools Catholic Teaching
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Op-Ed Columnist What Our Words Tell Us
About two years ago, the folks at Google released a database of 5.2 million books published between 1500 and 2008. You can type a search word into the database and find out how frequently different words were used at different epochs. The database ...
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Op-Ed Contributors Stop the Leaks
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Op-Ed Contributor The Outrageous Cost of a Gene Test
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Op-Ed Contributors Cul-de-Sac Poverty
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Turkmenistan Featured
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Turkmenistan's new olympic development could be blessing or curse
Work has finally begun on the massive Ashgabat Olympic complex development, a US $5 billion project that aims to enhance the standing of the capital city when Turkmenistan makes a bid to host the Olympic Games.
The sports complex being built in Ashgabat will be the largest and most state-of-the-art of its kind in Central Asia, underscoring Turkmenistan’s position as a regional power due to the country’s extensive natural gas and oil reserves, while its completion will also illustrate the growing presence of the country in the international community. Read more
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