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Judi Dutcher
Political campaigns: Let's not live for the gaffes and 'gotchas'
I made my mistake, and it cost me. But communication pratfalls don't necessarily indicate a lack of knowledge or skill. Things happen. Cut candidates some slack.
Richard Greelis
Policing: Careful with limits on K-9 apprehensions
Good training and relationships are needed, but so is flexibility, because one never knows how a police call will develop.
Max Stier
There's an HR crisis in the federal government
The problems with hiring and personnel management are perennial — and fundamental. Here's how to fix them.
Editorial, Dallas Morning News
Will Trump-Kim summit be a springboard to future diplomacy?
It's natural to wonder, but so far all we have are high hopes.
Letters
Readers Write: Powerball odds, immigration, U.S.-North Korea summit, press criticism
Lottery odds like lightning strikes? If only.
Editorial
Charles Krauthammer wrote for all the right reasons
Columnist didn't seek approval from the powerful; he wanted us to think.
Victor Cha
Give Trump and Kim credit for walking us back from war
Their agreement is just a beginning, but consider where we were just five months ago. (Or for the last 65 years.)
Letters
Editorial
Post-summit blend: Hope and skepticism
The effort showed initiative, but its promise is of a familiar sort.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg News (TNS)
In Ohio voting case, Supreme Court takes a nakedly political turn
The court's conservatives generally interpret statutes based on text, while the liberals prefer looking to statutory purpose. That didn't work for them this time, so …
Robert Allen
On net, Minneapolis policy change on marijuana enforcement harms public safety
What seems at first like social justice only reinforces illegal trade. Legalization through controlled distribution is the better alternative.
Editorial
Using kids as pawns to deter border crossings is inhumane
No U.S. law compels the separation of migrant parents and children.
Letters
Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal
Trade wars will hurt Wisconsin companies and consumers
Trump's policies are a blow to state that helped him win the election.
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