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Tax plan imperfect but would spur growth

Republicans recently rolled out the basics of their long-awaited tax reform initiative. There is a lot to like…

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Bikini-clad baristas serve up a lesson in free speech

SEATTLE – Amazon, which has made this city the epicenter of a retailing revolution, is not the Northwest’s…

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Just a guy and the search for meaning

WASHINGTON – The horror the horror. The English language, expansive as it is, lacks sufficient vocabulary for the…

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Less Twitter, more teleprompter, please, Mr. President

As I watched various journalists, police, psychiatrists and other smart people on cable TV try to make sense…

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Your local newspaper: The real deal

While no one should ever say “I know it’s real because I saw it on the internet.” Everyone…

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Math, history and tax reform

In school, I liked math the least and history the most. Both can be useful in the coming…

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Moore, Hefner, Trump and the future of the Republican Party

WASHINGTON – The political resurrection of Alabama’s Roy Moore – the Moses of the South – and the…

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UofL faces music for cowardice on Pitino

We suppose Equifax CEO Richard F. Smith could have argued someone in the company’s IT department – and…

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Will the Supreme Court fall into a political thicket?

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments tempting it to plunge into an impenetrable political…

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Trump decided to abandon popularity with America’s minority groups

Although they hardly could seem to be less alike sometimes, President Donald Trump and people of color have…