Author: Pula Davis
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Blind to the real problems of black America
For several decades, a few black scholars have been suggesting that the vision held by many black Americans is entirely wrong. Dr. Shelby Steele, a scholar at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, said: “Instead of admitting that racism has declined, we (blacks) argue all the harder that it is still alive and more insidious than ever.…
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Marijuana not a wonder drug
Supporters of medical marijuana say it’s a wonder drug that ameliorates or cures numerous afflictions. A report cited by some backers of legalization in Oklahoma paints a less-glowing picture of marijuana’s potential medical uses. Those promoting State Question 788, which would legalize medical marijuana, often point to “The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids,” a…
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Marijuana not a wonder drug
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Supporters of medical marijuana say it’s a wonder drug that ameliorates or cures numerous afflictions. A report cited by some backers of legalization in Oklahoma paints a less-glowing picture of marijuana’s potential medical uses. Those…
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COLUMN: Yes, once in awhile, we really need to cheer for the bureaucracy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was the way catastrophes really happen and not as you imagine them. The trip had been planned for months. I booked the flight to Montreal this past November. Go ahead, do the math. That’s…
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COLUMN: Yes, once in awhile, we really need to cheer for the bureaucracy
It was the way catastrophes really happen and not as you imagine them. The trip had been planned for months. I booked the flight to Montreal this past November. Go ahead, do the math. That’s seven months ago. Well over two hundred days. I thought I was all set. Babysitter: check. Hotel: check. Flight: check.…
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LETTERS: Prevent tragedies moving forward
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Prevent tragedies going forward I am urging Senator Cory Gardner to co-sponsor S.3036. Children should not be separated from their parents at the border; atrocity is not a partisan issue. This is an ugly stain…
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LETTERS: Prevent tragedies moving forward
Prevent tragedies going forward I am urging Senator Cory Gardner to co-sponsor S.3036. Children should not be separated from their parents at the border; atrocity is not a partisan issue. This is an ugly stain on the history of this country and if the Senator does not oppose this policy, it stains Coloradans as well.…
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Inhumanity rules the border
WASHINGTON • Put yourself in the room with immigration officials and try to imagine exactly which argument would convince you that separating children from their migrating parents would be a good idea. Would it work for you because you’re a stickler for obedience to rules — no exceptions? Would it be OK because the U.S.…
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Inhumanity rules the border
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON • Put yourself in the room with immigration officials and try to imagine exactly which argument would convince you that separating children from their migrating parents would be a good idea. Would it work…
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‘Net neutrality’ is dead; long live the Internet
“URGENT,” read the popular meme on social media on Monday, “If you’re not freaking out about Net Neutrality right now, you’re not paying attention.” Well, we have some good news. If you can read this editorial, it means you’ve survived the first hours without the regulations that the Obama-era Federal Communications Commission decided were necessary…