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Americans need Trump’s gamble on Saudis to pay off

President Donald Trump’s statement siding with Saudi Arabia on the issue of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi sent shockwaves…

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SNAP program demands sense, compassion

We are going to address a tough issue and we readily concede up front we don’t have all…

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Needed: A new normal for regulatory policies

A few years ago, I stood in the Capitol rotunda and urged policymakers to rid Kentucky of its…

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Many factors involved in western fires

Rising casualties. Aerial assaults. Weary ground forces. The charred desolation of thousands of homes. The most apt metaphor…

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Get smarter about Amazon-type projects

Should we be cynical enough to believe critics who claim that Amazon knew from the beginning of its…

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The shame of the Catholic Church

One doesn’t have to be Roman Catholic or even Christian to recognize the great good the Catholic Church…

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Trump exacerbates Republicans’ pre-existing woman problem

WASHINGTON – It has been long rumored that the Republican Party has a woman problem, so much so…

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U.S. must contend with mental illness

With what authorities compared to a precise military attack, 28-year-old Ian David Long methodically shot and killed 12…

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Macron is wrong, there’s no problem with populist nationalism, American-style

WASHINGTON – When French President Emmanuel Macron denounced populist nationalism last week and called on world leaders to…

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What’s wrong with Florida elections?

MIAMI – U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., had the best line when it comes to the latest Florida…