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Sanders' rise evokes an earlier race

Ask me which news events I remember most from 1968, and I will say the assassinations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. But today's presidential race also evokes memories...

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People take for granted that some politicians will be corrupt

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Sessions’ actions suggest a certain bias

Attorney General Jeff Sessions may outrank alt-right chief strategist Steve Bannon as the most dangerous member of the Trump administration.

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Most charters are no better than regular public schools

The American education system needs a massive overhaul that recognizes today's realities. Rather than giving parents false hope that the answer is charters, we should put as much emphasis on public...

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Insurance companies doing fine without an Obamacare repeal

The big insurance companies have found ways to protect their bottom lines by diversifying their business, applying clever accounting devices, and taking advantage of Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid.

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Racist 'crack wars' approach won't work with opioid epidemic

Public officials from police chiefs to the president decided incarceration was the answer to the drug-related violence that held communities hostage in the 1990s.

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How Sanders and the GOP are both trying to kill Obamacare | Editorial

The Trump administration has quietly continued its war on Obamacare by cutting the advertising budget for the law's next enrollment period, which begins Nov. 1.

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Why 'To Kill a Mockingbird' should be required reading, not banned | Jackson

Even when people see grown men kneeling on a football field to protest racism, they refuse to believe that's what they're doing. They dismiss the protesters as unpatriotic flag haters.

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Jackson: Unite 'pro-life,' 'pro-choice' movements under 'pro-family' banner

I think of myself as pro-life. I believe too many abortions occur for convenience, not for medical reasons. But it's naive to think protests, court rulings, or any president will ever end abortion.

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Black History Month is a failure | Harold Jackson

School districts across the nation should follow Philadelphia's lead, which since 2005 has required students to take an African American history course to graduate.

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