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Clarence Page: Rational discussion elusive regarding end-of-life care

Clarence Page: Rational discussion elusive regarding end-of-life care

Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor-turned-blogger, cannot see Russia from her house, as claimed in a “Saturday Night Live” skit. But Palin is poking this country's politics from her laptop.
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Carl Leubsdorf: Election outcomes spell trouble for both parties

Republicans are celebrating two high-profile electoral successes Tuesday; Democrats are licking their wounds. But the results and dynamics revealed long-term...
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E.J. Dionne Jr.: Warnings of angry middle

E.J. Dionne Jr.: Warnings of angry middle

Tuesday’s elections were a rebuke to the right wing and a warning to Democrats.
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Midlands Voices: Programs for kids, families can’t afford any more cuts

As the special session unfolds, we urge the Legislature to keep budget cuts as far away from programs designed to help vulnerable children and families during these...
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Midlands Voices: Curb public ed spending for better classroom results

Over the past 12 years, spending on public education has had the largest increase of any state budget item. It necessarily should be the area where the largest cuts...
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Midlands Voices: Focus on long-term challenges in state budget

It is important that the leaders of tNebraska take this opportunity to embrace a methodical approach to dealing with the state's long-term budget challenges.
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Derrick Z. Jackson: Bipartisan boost for parks

Derrick Z. Jackson: Bipartisan boost for parks

Apparently, things are so bad for the nation’s parks that some Republicans took a timeout last week from the bitter partisanship over health care and their...
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Midlands Voices: Don’t scrimp on vitamin D

We once thought that vitamin D mainly helped the body to absorb calcium from food. We now know that is only a small part of the many effects vitamin D exerts in our...
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