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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2016

There are some things that are quintessentially American. A bowl of poutine, while listening to Leonard Cohen or Glass Tiger, or while watching Hockey Night in Canada. What’s that you say? Those things are Canadian? Yes. And so, apparently, are key images in the new “Morning Again in America” ad from Marco Rubio. Shots throughout the […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 15, 2016

It’s Presidents Day again, a day when the schools and banks are closed, the local, state and federal bureaucracies leave us alone, and everyone else is busy working to pay for it all. The holiday goes back as far as 1879 and was originally intended to honor George Washington. This was later amended to include […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 14, 2016

It’s Presidents’ Day again, a day when the schools and banks are closed, the local, state and federal bureaucracies leave us alone, and everyone else is busy working to pay for it all. The holiday goes back as far as 1879 and was originally intended to honor George Washington. This was later amended to include […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2016

Marco Rubio was on Fox News Sunday, with Rubio in the A Block. He then went on to do ABC’s This Week and CBS’ Face the Nation. Rubio talked the post-Scalia era, Donald Trump, and the pattern of deceit from Ted Cruz on the Sunday shows, as well as addressing his strategy in light of 3rd and […]

Associated PressFebruary 13, 2016

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia kept your attention, whether you liked him or not. He was a big personality who rather enjoyed the spotlight, and he did not often shy from controversy. Scalia deeply influenced a generation of conservative legal thinkers and was a lightning rod for criticism from the left almost from the moment […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 11, 2016

Driving my sons from one activity to another, if I turn off the radio and they put down their phones, is a great opportunity to talk about life. Recently, my youngest mentioned his friend Dave was in trouble because “Dave told Whitney he liked her, but he also likes Alice and wants to date Alice […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 9, 2016

His reputation as a harsh critic of the Voting Rights Act and an advocate for corporations preceded John Roberts to his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2005. As chief justice, he said, he would be like a baseball umpire impartially calling balls and strikes. “Umpires don’t make the rules. They apply […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 8, 2016

His reputation as a harsh critic of the Voting Rights Act and an advocate for corporations preceded John Roberts to his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2005. As chief justice, he said, he would be like a baseball umpire impartially calling balls and strikes. “Umpires don’t make the rules. They apply […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2016

What’s with Republicans when it comes to HIV/AIDS? President Ronald Reagan refused to recognize the reality of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s when it was mysterious and at its peak. Gov. Rick Scott refuses to recognize the reality of the HIV/AIDS crisis today in Florida when the Federal Center for Disease Control (CDC) can […]

Associated PressJanuary 31, 2016

In a final frenzy to inspire supporters to turn out for Monday’s Iowa caucuses, the presidential contenders scrambled to close the deal with the first voters to have a say in the 2016 race for the White House. The result Sunday was a blur of sometimes conflicting messages. Even as the candidates begged backers to […]

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Buzzfeed: Marco Rubio’s “Morning Again in America” ad uses Canadian stock footage

Tim Bryce: Presidents Day — Could they be elected today?

Tim Bryce: Presidents' Day – Could they be elected today?

Marco Rubio makes the Sunday show rounds

Justice Antonin Scalia kept your attention, whether you liked him or not

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Valentine’s Day advice for kids who won’t listen anyway

Martin Dyckman: Justice John Roberts has hurt minorities, consumers, democracy

Martin Dyckman: Justice John Roberts has hurt minorities, consumers, democracy

Chris Timmons: Legislature must use common sense, compassion to combat HIV/AIDS

Turnout is name of the game in Monday’s Iowa caucuses