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John Nichols
Nurses warn Senate bill ‘entrenches chokehold’ of insurance giants
Want to know what’s really wrong with the health care “reform” bill being pushed through the Senate? Ask a nurse.
Dec 24, 2009 | 4:55 am
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Dave Zweifel
Dave Zweifel's Plain Talk: Civility would be the best gift
According to the pollsters, Americans are more religious than ever before. In fact, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life earlier this month reported that not only do more U.S. citizens practice a religion, many traditional Christians are blending their beliefs with Eastern or New Age b…
Dec 23, 2009 | 4:45 am
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Cap Times Columnists

Phil Haslanger
Keeping alive the glow of the Nativity star
A 14-point silver star there marks the spot that Christians for at least 17 centuries have honored as the place where Jesus was born.
Dec 24, 2009 | 4:45 am
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Margaret Krome
Examining the consequences of our purchases
When buying, there is no economic way to address the many other concerns of conscience that ought to be reflected in the marketplace.
Dec 22, 2009 | 4:30 am
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Commentary

Robert McCartney: A fight to close young minds

A Virginia middle school canceled part of a mock debate about Afghanistan after just two families objected that they didn’t want their eighth-graders to present the Taliban’s views -- even in what is clearly to be a simulation.

Dec 24, 2009 | 4:40 am | Loading…

Connie Schultz: Amazing Grac(ie)

For the 12th year in a row, I have hung Gracie’s Christmas stocking on the mantel.

Dec 24, 2009 | 4:30 am | Loading…

Paul Fanlund: Should Edgewater tower over Overture?

It’s been almost 30 years since, as a young reporter, I meandered around Madison’s sparkling new Civic Center behind Mayor Joel Skornicka and Joan Mondale, spouse of the vice president, on the occasion of its grand opening.

Dec 23, 2009 | 5:15 am | Loading…

Dan Kohler: Nuclear power can't solve global warming

The damaging impacts of climate change -- from the acidification of the world’s oceans to melting glaciers and rising sea levels -- are happening even faster than the most eye-opening predictions made by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just two years ago.

Dec 23, 2009 | 4:00 am | Loading…

Marvin Fertel: Energy challenges require more nuclear power

The Wisconsin Legislature in 1983 enacted a moratorium on new nuclear energy facilities. Now, recognizing the need to meet energy demands and address the effects of global climate change, a growing number of lawmakers want to lift the 26-year-old ban and broaden the state’s clean energy options.

Dec 23, 2009 | 3:15 am | Loading…

Deb Price: Election shows the future has arrived in Houston

Deb Price | Detroit News columnist

Dec 22, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…

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