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- Friday, September 21, 2012
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Column: H.G. Wells launched our love of science fiction
Dale McFeatters Few foreign writers have influenced American popular culture as much as Herbert George Wells, who would be celebrating his 146th birthday this week if only he'd actually built a time machine rather than simply written about one. Amer
Continued ... - Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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Column: House quietly approves government funding
Believe it or not, this is news: The House, quietly and without rancor, on Thursday passed a $500 billion spending bill to pay for running the U.S. government for the next six months. The Senate is expected to easily clear the measure next week. If
Continued ... - Sunday, September 16, 2012
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Column: Immigrants, legal and illegal, came here seeking a better life
I went to Ellis Island a few years ago, searching for the ship's manifest bearing my grandparents' names. I found the one for my grandfather, but my grandmother's name wasn't there. I admit I searched for nearly an hour before I remembered: My gran
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- Column: Children left out of teachers’ battle in Chicago
- Column: Middle East unrest is part of a wave of democratic upheaval
- Saturday, September 15, 2012
- Column: Middle East chaos shows need for American energy
- Sunday, September 9, 2012
- Column: Conventions shed inadequate light on candidates
- Column: Ironies of life, politics never fail to amaze
- Column: Background noise to campaign is debt clock ticking
- Thursday, September 6, 2012
- Column: Obama must convince nation it’s better off with his leadership
- Sunday, September 2, 2012
- Column: In presidential race, economy still matters most
- Column:At the end of the day, these language quirks are not uncommon
- Column: We should be able to discuss politics without divine intervention
- Column: Film shows how Obama was steeped in anti-Americanism
- Saturday, September 1, 2012
- Column: How Bain Capital enriches Obama’s base
- Sunday, August 26, 2012
- Column: It’s time for Obama to get serious about debt
- Column: Obama's 'compassion' comes at your expense
- Column: Legislators seek to contain health care costs by decree
- Column: Lawrence school reforms must target all students, not a select few
- Saturday, August 25, 2012
- Column: Ryan’s Medicare plan mirrors that enjoyed by Congress
- Thursday, August 23, 2012
- Column: New school year in Lawrence promises many changes
- Sunday, August 19, 2012
- Column: Why isn't anyone talking about foreign policy?
- Column: This election, like 1980, is a choice between two views of America
- Column: Unclean air is making Massachusetts residents sick
- Column: Medicare's future is perilous at best
- Column: This election, like 1980, is a choice between two views of America
- Saturday, August 18, 2012
- Column: Democrats ignore their own issues with Medicare
- Thursday, August 16, 2012
- Column: Congress heads for a cliff of its own making
- Monday, August 13, 2012
- Column: Why retailers love it when summer starts to wane
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