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Could Dems retake Congress?Jun 8, 2012 - By Jean Merl and Richard Simon, MCT News Service:  Maybe, but California setup illustrates the hurdles | The insurance legalsJun 8, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  They illustrate fully that the local paper is an effective conduit for the public notices | ||
Candidates brace for health-care rulingJun 7, 2012 - By Doyle McManus:  The scenarios change depending on the scope and direction of the court�s decision. | Don't neglect defense in the 'cyber war'Jun 7, 2012 - By The Kansas City Star:  Iran recently reported it had been targeted by a cyber attack of unknown origin, later dubbed "Flame." Its objective was not to disrupt any network systems but ... [more] | ||
One year to the nextJun 7, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Outsiders who visited during last year's wet spring and this year's dry one would be astonished | Why does anyone want presidency?Jun 6, 2012 - By Frida Ghitis:  As the November elections approach, one question jumps to mind: Why does anyone want to be president? | ||
Choose an aphorism for your lifeJun 6, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler:  An Internet friend sent me some aphorisms this week that are worth sharing here: | Of course it mattersJun 6, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  It's unconscionable for finance fatcats to try to laugh off a $2-3 billion fiasco | ||
More people calling themselves 'independent' in election yearJun 5, 2012 - By Jennifer Agiesta, The Associated Press:  WASHINGTON -- Call it a pox on both the Republican and Democratic houses. | Tuesday notesJun 5, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  All night long | ||
Still shooting for 205 poundsJun 3, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  These days, however, I'm trying to get down to it, not up. | Yes, VP choices do matter in electionsJun 3, 2012 - By Mark Shields:  One of the fun things about my job is that I get to ask questions of semi-famous public people. | ||
If transfer stations are cut, ravens and rodents will doJun 3, 2012 - Marjane Ambler and Terry Wehrman, Atlantic City:  Editor: | The primary fieldJun 3, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Candidates, consider the political option of not sounding like everybody else | ||
Verdict on Edwards is clear even without a convictionJun 1, 2012 - By The Chicago Tribune:  If jurors had been asked to decide whether John Edwards was a cheating lowlife, it would have taken them 10 minutes. He fathered a child with a former campaign ... [more] | It's the light of the strawberry moonJun 1, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler:  The full moon which rises next Monday, June 4, is known as the "Full Strawberry Moon." | ||
Problem drinkersJun 1, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  New improvement campaign follows several that have come before | Mission of the Dragon proves value of new space pathwaysMay 31, 2012 - By The Kansas City Star:  For decades, space has been the exclusive province of government. But that's no longer true, after Space Exploration Technology Corp. successfully docked its ... [more] | ||
Sight and other senses: Friendly concern both comforting and inspiringMay 31, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case:  I seem to need periodic reminders about how precious eyesight is. For some reason, the clues keep coming my way. | When things go rightMay 31, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Humans are pretty good at being pessimistic, but sometimes things get better in spite of us | ||
The colors of Memorial DayMay 30, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler:  Amid the sentiment, memories of a long debate | Run for itMay 30, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Ducking the primary process hoping for a write-in nomination is side-door politics | ||
McCain still a voice for GOPMay 29, 2012 - By Ann Flaherty, The Associated Press:  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. can't count on Russia -- a major arms supplier to Syria -- to force President Bashar Assad from power, Sen. John McCain said Sunday, ... [more] | Tuesday notesMay 29, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Happy holiday | ||
Tech became my new careerMay 27, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  Now it's time to give someone else my seat in that job, but I'll keep on writing and teaching. | Try these 2012 campaign shortcutsMay 27, 2012 - By Mark Shields, Associated Press:  Please accept the following as a small token of appreciation from your semi-faithful correspondent, who knows how busy life can get, what with graduations, ... [more] | ||
When everybody is alive: spend Memorial Day in remembrance, not sorrowMay 27, 2012 - By Hal Boyle, Associated Press:  Editor's note: In anticipation of Memorial Day, we again reprint this comment by the late Hal Boyle, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Associate ... [more] | RHS production plays entertaining tune
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Can you really paint upholstery?May 25, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler:  Today I'll share with you some more useful tips sent to me by an Internet friend: | Pre-arrangementMay 25, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  It's worth asking why the EPA tipped off the state to its Pavillion fracking findings ahead of time | ||
Lies, damned lies and advertisingMay 24, 2012 - By Doyle McManus:  When an anonymous donor pays for a false ad, who you gonna call? | Age-old headlineMay 24, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  We've used 'Million Dollar Rain' many | ||
How does an 'only dog' learn?May 23, 2012 - By Carolyn B. Tyler:  My dog Samson loves to give gifts. | JP Morgan loss latest argument for regulationMay 23, 2012 - The Philadelphia Daily News:  Even though we hoped it had been neutralized, a grave threat to national security still exists. | ||
Send in the heftMay 23, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  It might be time for a high-profile leader outside Greece to get involved in the solution | Tuesday notesMay 22, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Holiday housekeeping | ||
GOP still has to fall 'in like' with RomneyMay 20, 2012 - By Mark Shields:  There's still time, but the presumptive nominee has to get busy. | Living with the assault on educationMay 20, 2012 - By Randy Tucker, Staff Writer:  It began in the 1990s, and our schools have never been the same. | ||
Class mottoesMay 20, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  This year's graduates give it a go | Obama will tell G8 growth only real answer to the European cMay 18, 2012 - By Lesley Clark. McClatchy Newspapers:  WASHINGTON -- U.S. presidents have long sought relief from battles inside the Beltway and have entertained visiting heads of state at Camp David, the ... [more] | ||

