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Response to Jody Mull’s column celebrating McCleary
To ask responsible parents and taxpayers to pay higher and higher taxes for schools that serve their children…
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Our rights were assured by English battles | COMMENTARY
How would you feel if you witnessed the aftermath of a shooting of a black man by two…
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Policy-making or political posturing? | COMMENTARY
As the ruling majority in the state Senate, Republicans can bring up pretty much what they want on…
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Travel ban pinata | FRANK SHIERS JR.’S VIEW
Frank Shiers, Jr.’s editorial comic, week of March. 17, 2017.
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Much needed change coming to education | GUEST COMMENTARY
“[Lawmakers] need to understand that we are looking to them to put children first in their legislative work.”
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Refuting climate change to preserve profits is unpatriotic | LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The landslides slow the cars, so we drive longer hours, produce more pollution, cause more landslides, which slow…
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Goal is to live, to love and to leave a legacy | COMMENTARY
From the age of 10, my life was chaotic.
Opinion
Electors pay the price of faithlessness | COMMENTARY
The next episode in a political drama sparked by President Donald Trump’s election was take place in a…
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Harshing the mellow | FRANK SHIERS JR.’S VIEW
Frank Shiers, Jr.’s editorial comic, week of March. 10, 2017.
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KCLS celebrates 75 years | Commentary
The earliest “library story” I remember is the summer reading program at the Jacksonville Public Library. Summer reading…
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Denis Law on proclaiming Renton as an inclusive city
“We continue to emphasize that we will not tolerate hate crimes, discrimination, or harassment.”
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Trump ban | FRANK SHIERS JR.’S VIEW
Frank Shiers, Jr.’s editorial comic, week of Feb. 24, 2017.
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How much slack do we give a new president? | COMMENTARY
“How much should they give to a president who has never served in government or the military?”
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Debate will continue over school funding | COMMENTARY
“But [lawmakers] disagree sharply on who among us should pay more.”
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Confirmation process needs adults | COMMENTARY
“The Constitution that I interpret and apply is not living but dead, or as I prefer to call…
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Get ready for a new civics lesson, kids | COMMENTARY
Maybe it’s the constitutional scrap incited by the McCleary school funding decision.
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Build the wall | FRANK SHIERS JR.’S VIEW
Frank Shiers, Jr.’s editorial comic, week of Feb. 17, 2017.
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Bipartisan plan to change cap on taxes | COMMENTARY
A bipartisan alliance of lawmakers wants to rewrite one of the state’s vaunted political commandments in order to…
Opinion
Protest-free travel, please | FRANK SHIER JR.’S VIEW
Frank Shiers, Jr.’s editorial comic, week of Feb. 03, 2017.
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Stop demanding too much from public schools | COMMENTARY
“Why have public schools become the dumping grounds for society’s ills?”