Watching the developments of the last week in Washington, D.C., has led me to both hope and fear for the near future.
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6/16/17
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I’m addicted to watching shows like “House of Cards,” “Veep,” ”Homeland” and “Madame Secretary.” In some way, each episode depicts . . .
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6/16/17
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It is said that we cannot step into the same river twice. The river changes, and so do we, second by second. At the moment, I am furiously treading water.
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6/15/17
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There seems to be no end to the media obsession with the relationship between President Trump and the Russians. The latest charge is that during the presidential transition . . .
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6/15/17
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Have you noticed how irritable everyone is these days? There seem to be more irate drivers pounding their steering wheels and honking, nastier language on social media, more grumpiness, more rude sarcasm.
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6/13/17
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President Trump’s first foreign trip last week broke historic ground on a number of fronts. His first stop, in Saudi Arabia, was particularly noteworthy. The past several administrations . . .
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6/1/17
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President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket.
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6/1/17
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One in five children ages 13 to 18 has, or will have, a serious mental illness. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death in young people between the ages of 10 and 24 years old. With statistics like these, it is important to realize these issues affect all of us in some way. Reducing the stigma of mental illness and guiding people to treatment can help.
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By Sophie Stakhov, Kaitlin Villalba, Tassia Tsiasos, Mikah Bein and
Olivia Lo Sordo
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6/1/17
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Dear John McCain,
As Americans celebrate Memorial Day, we remember our debt to you. Many of us know that during the Vietnam War, you served not just with distinction . . .
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5/25/17
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The urgent is keeping America from the important. The media-induced urgency of covering what the Russians did or didn’t do to our democracy is allowing us to lose sight of . . .
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5/25/17
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