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WASHINGTON -- Current quibbling over what Jeb Bush meant when he said it's time to phase out and replace Medicare -- as opposed to "attacking the seniors," as one woman at a recent event bellowed out -- will soon seem quaint against the realities of our future.
July 29, 2015
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By Kathleen Parker
C-I contributing columnist
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Columns
The world, and life in general, is filled with sadness, despair, hopelessness, hatred, evil, negativity and sorrow of all kinds. Sorry to be such a downer, but it's simply a fact. There's a lot of bad feelings, attitudes and emotions we all face every day, from others and even from within ourselves.
July 29, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Columns
What's your favorite pet: dog or cat? What do you prefer on your hot dog: mustard or ketchup? Who do you like for president: Hillary or Jeb?
July 29, 2015
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By Phil Noble
C-I contributing columnist
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Columns
I read the other day Stephen Hawking is leading a new effort to look for extraterrestrial life.
July 27, 2015
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Jim
Tatum
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Columns
A friend said something the other day which has clung like mist to the crevices of my mind. She's soon to turn 70 and this is what she said:
July 27, 2015
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By Ronda Rich
www.rondarich.com
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Columns
America is No. 1 in the world for the number of cats with an estimated 74 million felines. Experts believe there are millions of unspayed, unneutered, unwanted and uncared for cats. They roam our streets and are multiplying at lightning speed.
July 27, 2015
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By Andrea Walker
C-I contributing columnist
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Columns
There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- more important to the future of our state than fixing education. And as a result of the Abbeville case, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to fix it. The question is will we?
July 27, 2015
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Columns
My father recently pulled the old "baby picture" trick, but for the modern age.
July 24, 2015
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Martin L.
Cahn
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Columns
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump can't help himself. Nor can we.
July 24, 2015
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Columns
The mere mention of the word "root extraction" concurs up images of the dentist chair, Novocain and the shrill sound of the drilling tool, which sends a shiver up my spine! Thankfully, extraction in this context is not of tooth roots but of tree roots.
July 24, 2015
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By Camden Urban Forester Liz Gilland
C-I contributing columnist
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Columns
WASHINGTON -- In his satirical solution to Ireland's prolific poor, especially among Catholics whose fish diet was thought to enhance fertility, Jonathan Swift suggested a new menu item: Succulent 1-year-olds for dinner.
July 22, 2015
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By Kathleen Parker
Washington Post Writer's Group
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Columns
My mother's family has six in her generation. She is the oldest, followed by my Aunt Doris and my uncles Mart, Bill, Jim and John. They grew up on a small farm in Stoddard County in southeast Missouri, but are now scattered about, as many families are. They are a remarkable bunch.
July 22, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Columns
So we were standing together, my Beloved and I, in our front yard, the breeze from passing cars rustling our bumper crop of crabgrass. The conversation had to do with weighing the various and sundry options we are considering for the yard -- and there are quite a few, actually.
July 20, 2015
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Jim
Tatum
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Columns
Here, I'll announce something I've never admitted publicly. I love going barefooted. It's how I was raised.
July 20, 2015
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By Ronda Rich
www.rondarich.com
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Columns
At the end of the past school year, I finished 40 years of working in public education. To put this in perspective, Gerald Ford was president when I began my career as a middle school teacher and coach in 1975. That's seven presidents ago. This mostly makes me old. The 40-year milestone has caused me to do a lot of thinking about where public education has been and where it's going.
July 20, 2015
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By Frank Morgan, KCSD Superintendent
C-I contributing columnist
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Columns
