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Commentary, editorials and opinion, opinions
Gays in the military: What would George Washington think?
By STAR PARKER, Scripps Howard News Service
For the first time since the "don't ask, don't tell" law was enacted in 1993 by President Clinton, the House Armed Services Committee has scheduled hearings to review it. The law disqualifies gays from serving in the military.
Ashcroft has old-school approach new challenges
By ARTHUR I. CYR, Scripps Howard News Service
John Ashcroft, former U.S. Senator as well as Attorney General, has been featured in congressional hearings on use of torture during his tenure at Justice. Democrats have stressed immorality of torture, in particular waterboarding, while Republicans rejoin that such painful practices have prevented a second 9/11.
Canal central to solving Delta water problems
By DAN WALTERS, Sacramento Bee
A team of researchers with impeccable credentials and unquestionable independence is uttering an inconvenient truth that California and its politicians have ignored for much too long -- a peripheral canal is the least expensive, most environmentally positive way to repair the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while maintaining vital water supplies.
The old College try
An editorial/Providence Journal, Scripps Howard News Service
Lately, there has been a push to get rid of the Electoral College -- the way we choose presidents -- and replace it with a pure popular vote.
Globalizations means fewer wars, less death
By THOMAS P.M. BARNETT, Scripps Howard News Service
Two new reports about our world reiterate the overwhelmingly positive impact of globalization upon our planet, making it more peaceful and more just.
Reagan returns to radio, and not a moment too soon
By DEROY MURDOCK, Scripps Howard News Service
Ronald Reagan started on radio, and to radio he returns. America's 40th president will share his conservative and free-market ideas on 60 stations from coast to coast. And not a second too soon.
Obama's great overseas adventure
By ANN McFEATTERS, Scripps Howard News Service
It's kind of creepy that the network anchors are tagging along after Barack Obama on his great overseas adventure.
New numbers won't end California school dropout rate
By DAN WALTERS, Sacramento Bee
California Schools Superintendent Jack O'Connell unveiled newly calculated high school dropout data this week, pegging the overall rate at 24.2 percent and saying it would end reliance "on complicated formulas to make educated guesses about how many students were graduating and how many were leaving school without diplomas."
Painful but wise
By The Providence Jounral, The Providence Journal
The Supreme Court took a welcome step when it recently invalidated a Louisiana law permitting the death penalty in cases of child rape. These are, to be sure, horrendous crimes that must be severely punished. But the death penalty is itself horrendous, and a measure that looks more problematic the more it is scrutinized.
Satire OK on Obama
By JAY AMBROSE, Scripps Howard News Service
While disagreeing with Barack Obama on maybe three-fourths of his so-far enunciated political views, I actually like and admire the guy, perhaps as eloquent a speaker and alert an intellect as has pursued the presidency in my lifetime.

