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    Jun 12, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  1. Snooping, past and present

    For us aging Vietnam War protesters, the secret domestic surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden, a young former CIA contractor, is like a bad flashback.
    For us aging Vietnam War protesters, the secret domestic surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden, a young former CIA contractor, is like a bad flashback. In 1968, Lyndon Johnson demanded that something be done to curb the demonstrations that were...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Security Agency, Politics, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Central Intelligence Agency

    2. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Criticism of St. Mary's College seminars is unfair, uninformed

    Regarding Anne D. Neal's commentary on St. Mary's College of Maryland, how sad it was to read such an uneducated piece published by a usually trustworthy source ("Campus cautionary tale," May 30). The article was a perfect example of manipulation of facts.
    Regarding Anne D. Neal's commentary on St. Mary's College of Maryland, how sad it was to read such an uneducated piece published by a usually trustworthy source ("Campus cautionary tale," May 30). The article was a perfect example of manipulation of...

    Tags: Music, Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Brown University, Entertainment

    3. May 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. L.A.-born Episcopal leader brings his liberal views to Washington

    WASHINGTON — A bearded young comedy writer espousing progressive views in Hollywood in the early 1970s might not have surprised anyone. But when the same man, who is now the Very Rev. Gary Hall, started advocating the same views from the Washington National Cathedral's pulpit, people noticed.
    WASHINGTON — A bearded young comedy writer espousing progressive views in Hollywood in the early 1970s might not have surprised anyone. But when the same man, who is now the Very Rev. Gary Hall, started advocating the same views from the...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Entertainment, Minority Groups, U.S. Supreme Court, Same-Sex Marriage

    4. May 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    5. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Tea party attempting to remake itself

    The tea party, facing lagging interest, is searching for a path to renewed relevance. Gone are the annual April 15 mass rallies protesting taxes and government spending. New leaders are changing priorities in Broward and Palm Beach county chapters....

    Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Elections, Allen West, Nova Southeastern University

    6. Apr 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Rosenthal: Food fights that can color an entire industry

    Kraft Foods Group, you may have heard, is engaged in a dust-up with more than 275,000 online petitioners unconvinced by the food giant's assertion that dyes used to produce the distinctive orange hue in one version of its Macaroni & Cheese pose no...

    Tags: Consumers, Interior Policy, Politics, Science and Technology, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    7. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 'Scoop' follows Jack Nelson's rise to civil rights crusader

    At the top of great social movements, charismatic leaders spin out visions of things that just might be. Closer to the bottom, it's journalists who sometimes force us to confront the way things are.
    At the top of great social movements, charismatic leaders spin out visions of things that just might be. Closer to the bottom, it's journalists who sometimes force us to confront the way things are. Jack Nelson was one of the best journalists of the...

    Tags: Journalism, Los Angeles Times, Politics, South Carolina State University, Elections

    8. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Gay marriage goes before the U.S. Supreme Court today

    SAN FRANCISCO — As the battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, a new survey shows that attitudes on same-sex marriage have shifted rapidly.
    SAN FRANCISCO — As the battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, a new survey shows that attitudes on same-sex marriage have shifted rapidly. Polling data consistently show that knowing a gay person is a...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Cooper, Politics, Elections, Gay Rights

    9. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Chief Justice Roberts' lesbian cousin hopes for gay marriage win

    SAN FRANCISCO – For Ohio senator Rob Portman, knowing that his son was gay helped change Portman's mind. For President Obama, talking with gay White House staffers and learning that his daughters’ friends had same-sex parents proved...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Elections, Gay Rights, Minority Groups, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)

    10. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo appears on 'Face the Nation' on CBS

    The Baltimore Sun
    Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage. Read the complete transcript below. Bob Schieffer: Good morning, again, this...

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Elections, Science and Technology, Minority Groups, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)

    11. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 'The Accursed' by Joyce Carol Oates: An engrossing throwback

    In her long and famously prolific career as a novelist, Joyce Carol Oates has worked in many different modes, from the social realism of her National Book Award-winning "them" (1969) and the neo-Gothic storytelling of "Bellefleur" (1980) to the dreamlike historical fiction of "Black Water" (1992) and "Blonde" (2000), both finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. In "The Accursed," Oates combines elements of all of these styles in a bravura performance that has yielded her best, most entertaining and engrossing novel in years.
    In her long and famously prolific career as a novelist, Joyce Carol Oates has worked in many different modes, from the social realism of her National Book Award-winning "them" (1969) and the neo-Gothic storytelling of "Bellefleur" (1980) to the...

    Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Fiction, England, Chicago Tribune, Pulitzer Prize Awards

    12. Dec 30, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Before we sail into Ponce land, let's salute some milestones of 2012

    We're about to plunge into a mega-anniversary year, marking 500 years since Ponce de León named Florida in 1513. But before we leave 2012, let's tip our Flashback bonnet to a couple of milestones noted this year.
    We're about to plunge into a mega-anniversary year, marking 500 years since Ponce de León named Florida in 1513. But before we leave 2012, let's tip our Flashback bonnet to a couple of milestones noted this year. A century of 'leavening the loaf' Like...

    Tags: White House, Feminism, Theodore Roosevelt, Politics, Elections

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