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Published June 11th, 2013 - 12:05AM
NEW YORK — It was never quite clear what feminizing the workplace would mean when women en masse invaded corporate America a generation ago.
Published June 10th, 2013 - 12:05AM
It was with some trepidation that my husband and I loaded the boys into the car and headed over to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma to soak up some culture.
Published June 9th, 2013 - 12:05AM
I cannot write this the way I want. Doing so would invade the privacy of too many people. But I can’t be silent, either.
Published June 8th, 2013 - 12:05AM
“O wad some Power the giftie gie us
Published June 7th, 2013 - 12:05AM
We tend to remember leaders in characteristic poses. For Pope Benedict XVI, the college professor, it was delivering a much-misunderstood lecture at the University of Regensburg, which made controversial reference to Islam.
Published June 7th, 2013 - 12:05AM
Someday, a young girl will look up into her father’s eyes and ask, “Daddy, what was privacy?”
Published June 5th, 2013 - 12:05AM
Gridlock; a ticking clock; a glacier.
Published June 5th, 2013 - 12:05AM
You’d think they’d never seen a scandal before.
Published June 5th, 2013 - 12:05AM
News that women increasingly are the leading or sole breadwinner in the American family has resurrected the perennial question: Why do we need men?
Published June 4th, 2013 - 12:05AM
Last month the Congressional Budget Office released its much-anticipated projections for debt and deficits, and there were cries of lamentation from the deficit scolds who have had so much influence on our policy discourse. The problem, you see, was that the budget office numbers looked, well, OK: Deficits are falling fast, and the ratio of debt to gross domestic product is projected to remain roughly stable over the next decade.
Published June 4th, 2013 - 12:05AM
WASHINGTON — A few months ago, the worst-case scenario in Syria was a protracted stalemate along the lines of the Lebanese civil war. Now, the worst case is that Bashar Assad wins with the full backing of Hezbollah, Iraqi Shiite militias, Russia and Iran. Future worst cases — involving loose chemical weapons, regional sectarian war, the fall of friendly governments — don’t require much imagination.
Published June 3rd, 2013 - 12:05AM
Day 14 and still going strong on my cellphone “cold turkey.”
Published June 2nd, 2013 - 12:05AM
‘I know this sounds racist, but ...”
Published June 1st, 2013 - 12:05AM
I spent an intimidating period during my younger life dodging danger in the large city of Washington, D.C. But it wasn’t the muggers who scared me or the insane drivers or the presence of admitted politicians.
Published May 31st, 2013 - 12:05AM
WASHINGTON – So, Attorney General Eric Holder approved a search warrant targeting Fox News’ James Rosen for the crime of journalism with malice aforethought. Then the Justice Department shopped around for a judge who would keep the surveillance of professional and private emails secret.


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