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OPINION: Only 4 percent rate guns as top worry
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Joe Manchin used a senatorial recess to assure news outlets throughout West Virginia that he is going to give gun control another try. Why? Only 4 percent of Americans think guns and gun control are the No.1 problem the nation faces, according to a...Tags: Adam Lanza, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace, Behavioral Conditions, Same-Sex Marriage
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The Seattle Times Jerry Large column
Seattle TimesGood data can make for good decisions and policies as long as our various biases don't get in the way. Results of a Gallup Poll last week indicated Washington was the 11th most stressed-out state. That seems like something we might want to address,...Tags: Diabetes, Substance Abuse, Heart Disease, American Heart Association, U.S. Congress
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The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), Barry Saunders column
The News & ObserverYou've got to be leery of anyone who takes his life's philosophy from bumper stickers, but I saw one that summed up perfectly my attitude toward a contentious issue. It read: "If you're opposed to abortions, don't have one." That's also how most...Tags: Trials, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Raleigh, Social Issues
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Fear of gay-marriage backlash far-fetched
Even U.S. Supreme Court justices care what people think about them, experts say. In their current same-sex marriage cases they fear a big public backlash if they overreach. But history shows such fears to be greatly exaggerated when a controversial...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Ronald Reagan
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Gay marriage not like abortion rift
I can't predict how the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the gay marriage cases being argued before them this week, but I can assure you of one thing: As far as issues go, gay marriage will not be the next "abortion." I define the...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Elections, Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, ABC (tv network)
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Roe redux? No, gay marriage is not like the abortion uproar
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column I can’t predict how the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the gay marriage cases being argued before them this week, but I can assure you of one thing: As far as issues go,...... -
Two-thirds of bankers say they are underpaid, survey finds
Perhaps proving the old adage that money cannot buy happiness, two-thirds of bankers say they were unsatisfied with their pay last year. Nearly 70% of finance professionals from New York, London and Singapore reported they were "unhappy" with their...
Tags: Banking
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They cannot stand Pat. But right's move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Change of SubjectHere's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee has... -
Gallup Poll says Florida least religious state in the South
The Religion WorldWith 37.6 percent of Floridians saying they are “very religious,” Florida ranks at the bottom of Southern states, according to the latest Gallup Poll. Mississippi, with 58 percent of its residents classified as very religious, tops the... -
The Workplace myth that could kill your career
Brazen CareeristBrazen Careerist The workplace is full of silly myths. You've probably heard them before: MYTH: "It's all about who you know." REALITY: It's all about who likes and respects you. MYTH: "The customer is always right." REALITY: No one is always right,...Tags: The Happiest News!, YouTube, Flu, Human Interest, Advice Columns and Columnists
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Angry at the NRA? That Won't Reduce Gun Violence
Support for stricter U.S. gun laws hasn't jumped as fast or as far in recent weeks as many liberals had hoped and expected. If you're wondering why, maybe the reason is the shakiness of the public's trust in government itself. After the horrific murders...
Tags: Assault, Health and Safety at School, Parties and Movements, John Boehner, National Rifle Association of America
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Boehner's gamble
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- In the oft-repeated threat of taking the country over a "fiscal cliff" by failing to reach a compromise on deep debt reduction, both parties in Congress have had to be concerned about public opinion as well as the dollar signs involved. If...Tags: Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement, John Boehner, Republican Party, Plan B (drug)
May 8, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
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Mar 31, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 26, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 14, 2013
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Jan 16, 2013
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Jan 4, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Dec 23, 2012
|Column| Tribune Media Services
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