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Wal-Mart’s healthy change
July 3, 2009 on Page A15 Americans agree on health care. Ask them, “Who should pay for it?” and they all answer, “Not me.” But follow up with, “Who, then?” and you have a fight on …
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: No resolution in abrupt end
July 2, 2009 on Page A13 Sometimes, death is a blindside hit. When it comes at the end of a long life as it did last week for 86-year-old Ed McMahon, you are saddened by it …
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Editorial: Idaho stays in basement over public disclosure
July 2, 2009 on Page A13 Another year, another black eye for Idaho when it comes to a simple, commonplace requirement that lawmakers disclose general information about their finances so citizens can weigh possible conflicts of …
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A political wife’s refreshing honesty
July 2, 2009 on Page A13 An indication that Gov. Mark Sanford’s extramarital affair wouldn’t be business as usual was the absence of his wife, Jenny Sanford, from his icky news conference last week. Add to …
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Coming weeks crucial in Iraq
July 1, 2009 on Page A11 Tuesday was the deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from major Iraqi cities. This clear line in the sand must provide some relief to many Americans, whose sacrifice has been …
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County must get racetrack on track
July 1, 2009 on Page A11 It looks like Spokane County Commissioners Todd Mielke and Mark Richard may need to show the same passion for bill collection as they did for reviving Spokane Raceway Park, because …
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Cal Thomas: Fight the voice of temptation
June 30, 2009 on Page A11 The first thing that should be acknowledged about South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s admission to an extramarital affair is that it could happen to any of us. That is not …
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Editorial: Community closer to gaining jobs at airport
June 30, 2009 on Page A11 Every little $300,000 helps, so even though the latest chunk of public investment falls short of what economic development specialists once hoped for, it is a welcome installment on a …
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Outside Voices: Reform isn’t easy or cheap
June 29, 2009 on Page A7 Chicago Tribune, June 22: Talk about bad timing for President Barack Obama. There he was on June 15, exhorting doctors at an American Medical Association confab to join his once-in-a-generation …
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: On the lookout for a homosexual demon
June 29, 2009 on Page A7 To Manifested Glory Ministries of Bridgeport, Conn.: Perhaps you wouldn’t mind telling me what a “homosexual demon” looks like. I will confess that until last week, I had no idea …
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Nixon marks progress
June 28, 2009 on Page B8
Another release of President Richard Nixon tapes, another glimpse into his dark soul. Here he is reacting to Roe v. Wade in 1973: “There are times when abortions are necessary …
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Preservation successes offer lesson on YMCA
June 28, 2009 on Page B8 The Spokane area’s supply of protected natural land grew significantly this week, thanks to a combination of perseverance in one case and timely good fortune in another. The Dishman Hills …
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Justice Thomas redefines ‘activist’
June 28, 2009 on Page B8 Anyone who believes that only “liberal” judges are “activists” should read Justice Clarence Thomas’ dissent in this week’s Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act in Northwest Austin Municipal …
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Oh, my, the press got tough
June 28, 2009 on Page B9 Huzzah! Thanks to a few pointed questions from the press corps at a White House news conference, the long Obama captivity of the media is at an end. The Hotline, …
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