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WINGFIELD: Unplugging every now and then is important

CIMARRON, N.M. – The word spread in spare phrases and hushed tones: “Trump was shot.” I was in…

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WATSON: The worst VP pick

After all the speculation about whom he would choose, Donald Trump selected JD Vance, the junior senator of…

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KING: Enrolling in Medicare the correct way for federal employees

Hello Toni, I’m turning 65 and not planning to retire until I’m 70. I am a federal employee…

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PURCELL: Forgetting our Olympic woes

Bowling didn’t make the cut again. Neither did baseball and softball, ballroom dancing and a host of other…

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PURCELL: We need a better load of BS

What a bunch of BS. BS is all over television, blogs, podcasts and newspapers these days. It’s spouted…

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FLOWERS: Dems and Joe Biden: A classic lesson in modern betrayal

One of the most famous phrases in history is one that my high school Latin teacher Sister Mary…

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STOSSEL: President Oliver?

Now it’s Donald Trump versus Kamala Harris. But there will be another choice on your ballot: Chase Oliver.…

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POLMAN: The ex-prosecutor vs. the felon

The presidential race has just received an historic reboot, thanks to Joe Biden’s selfless decision to stand down…

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YARBROUGH: Correcting the record on the Vietnam Generation

For those of you with some walking-around knowledge of what goes into this space each week, you know…

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TYREE: Is ‘value’ a dirty word?

As I sit here admiring my 88-cent container of mustard, I can’t help feeling self-conscious. I know that…