

Teary-prone House Speaker had a lot of people crying foul.
The assertion that protecting yourself and your family should be seen as a privilege is laughable.
With a written rebuke by a senator from that state, a new 'reality' show capitalizes on Capitol Hill outrage to get noticed.
The GOP must get back to basics and return balance to state leadership.
"Citizen legislators" are often myopic about conflicts between their personal and public careers.
No penalty can repair the damage that was done to so many lives or correct the endemic corruption of a university that allowed a child predator to operate for so long.
Disaster relief shouldn't be political.
Governor's lawsuit is the right move.
Until recently, the laws were weighted far too heavily against the afflicted. Now the laws swing too far the other way and crowded out other concerns.
Our current definition of "normal weight" makes absolutely no sense.
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