Fate of bears and wolves in the hands of voters
If politicians preying upon your attentions this season fail to inspire, you might seek common cause with the beasts — the four-legged variety rather than those running for office. Ballot...
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A little Ebola panic might be helpful
Now, now, let's not panic. Yes, we have a second Ebola patient infected after treating the Liberian man who apparently concealed his exposure to this often-fatal disease, but this is...
Obama’s remarkable dispassion
Words have a way of seeping into our vocabulary and, through overuse or distortion, soon begin to lose their meaning. Who could have imagined that the word "beheading" would become...
Whose war on women?
It has long been accepted by the conventionally wise that the Republican Party is waging a "war on women." Let's be clear. The war on women is based on just...
South Carolina’s pathetic soap operas
As a South Carolinian, it befalls me to examine the peculiarities afflicting our former governor and now-congressman, Mark Sanford, who, contrary to decorum and taste, continues to demand attention. Yes,...
Rancher, conservatives put GOP in tight spot
— The Cliven Bundy spectacle in Nevada has provided a Wild West backdrop for our hottest political issues as we gallop toward the midterm elections. Politically, the conflict between the...
Rancher, conservatives put GOP in tight spot
— The Cliven Bundy spectacle in Nevada has provided a Wild West backdrop for our hottest political issues as we gallop toward the midterm elections. Politically, the conflict between the...
Grandmother Hillary
— The word is out that Chelsea Clinton is with child, making the favorite Democratic presidential "nominee" a soon-to-be grandmother. The headlines were inevitable — "Grandma Hillary" — followed by...
The final death rattle of our racist past
WASHINGTON — One approaches the race fray with trepidation, but here we go, tippy-toe. The race cards have been flying so fast and furious lately, one can hardly tell the...
The final death rattle of our racist past
WASHINGTON — One approaches the race fray with trepidation, but here we go, tippy-toe. The race cards have been flying so fast and furious lately, one can hardly tell the...