Kathleen Parker
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Last call for Dr. LauraSep 03, 2010 2:21 pm - I confess to having a residual soft spot for Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who is retiring from radio for finally going too far. When an African-American caller asked her hel...
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Ground zero for freedomJan 31, 2011 4:31 pm - It is hard to imagine that anything has gone unsaid about the so-called Ground Zero mosque, but we seem to be missing an important point. The mosque should be built pre...
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Don't know nuthin' 'bout 'rithameticSep 03, 2010 3:21 pm - It is generally true that you get what you pay for, but not necessarily when it comes to higher education. A new study released Monday about the value of a college educ...
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The meaning of Olive StreetSep 03, 2010 4:11 pm - We've heard much these past few years about "small town values," most recently iterated and personified by Sarah Palin. When politicians speak of small town values, we ...
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Alvin Greene's 'ordinary' journey to S.C. officeAug 09, 2010 3:41 pm - It is often said that there are no new stories, just different ways of telling the same ones. Familiar plots persist through literature: man versus nature, "rags to rich...
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Pit bulls, elephants and grizzlies, oh my!Aug 09, 2010 4:32 pm - Sarah Palin, the ubiquitous enchantress of the disenchanted, may not have been ready to lead the free world when John McCain anointed her as his running mate. But she's ...
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To mock a heroAug 09, 2010 4:41 pm - Fifty years ago Sunday, a novel hit America's bookshelves that changed the way millions thought about race and the inexplicable South. Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbi...
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Obama's got work to do on emotingAug 09, 2010 5:01 pm - In the days since I suggested that President Obama's rhetorical style mimics feminine tropes, I've been informed of the following: One, a black man cannot show anger in...
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The Oprah presidencyAug 09, 2010 5:21 pm - If Bill Clinton was our first black president, as Toni Morrison once proclaimed, then Barack Obama may be our first woman president. Phew. That was fun. Now, if you'll ...
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True (or false) feminismAug 09, 2010 5:41 pm - Proving one's feminist bona fides has become the latest challenge for women aspiring to public office. Is she a "real" feminist who walks in lock-step with traditional ...