The third Friday of the football season is in the books. Sit back and watch while Randy Whitehouse and Adam Robinson unpack it all.
2019
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Debbie Dingell: NAFTA 2.0 needs upgrading before Democrats approve it
By Debbie Dingell Special to The Washington Post There is no question that the North American Free Trade Agreement and the United States’ failed China trade policies require a complete rewrite. As I have said publicly in the past, I believe that Donald Trump was elected president because he gave voice to the legitimate rage […]
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Emily Reed: U.S. immigration officials are manipulating illiterate migrants
By Emily Reed Special to The Washington Post In keeping with the Trump administration’s determination to disincentivize migrants from coming to the United States, U.S. Customs and Border Protection often conveniently exploits asylum seekers who cannot read. Along with an unfamiliarity with this country’s deliberately complex immigration system, the illiteracy of Central American migrants, especially […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: Cultural appropriation has become a tedious subject
Fashion brand Carolina Herrera has been unfairly dragged on the carpet of shame for creating an elegant gown adorned with Mexican motifs. The charge, “cultural appropriation,” was made by no less a person of authority than Mexico’s cultural minister. Cultural appropriation is typically defined as the use of one culture’s traditional designs, music or ideas […]
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Rich Lowry: The anti-Kavanaugh campaign could be just beginning
The campaign against Brett Kavanaugh hasn’t required the formation of any super PACs. It hasn’t required the hiring of any dumpster-diving private detectives (so far as we know). It hasn’t even really required any elected Democratic officials. The campaign has been carried out by an elite media — and two of its most prestigious properties, […]
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Robert Samuelson: Boomers missed the chance to fix Social Security
WASHINGTON — As a case study in the workings of modern democracy, the handling of Social Security by successive presidents and Congress over recent decades is a deeply disturbing exercise. The facts are not in dispute. Congress and the White House have agreed to benefits for retirees and the disabled that are woefully underfunded. Rather […]
Posted inConnections
Briefly: Local
Free Museum Day at Augusta institution AUGUSTA — The Maine State Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of culture and learning. In order to be admitted free on Sept. 21, participants need […]
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Briefly: City – DELETE THIS ONE
Free Museum Day at Augusta institution AUGUSTA — The Maine State Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of culture and learning. In order to be admitted free on Sept. 21, participants need […]
Posted inDear Abby
Woman accused of laziness has diagnosed sleep disorder
DEAR ABBY: I am a female in my mid-20s. My whole life I have been in a constant state of exhaustion. When I was in school, I’d try so hard not to fall asleep in class. (I actually enjoyed school and got good grades.) But when I got home, I’d have to take a nap […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Sept. 21
100 years ago: 1919 Miss Florence L. Nye, formerly social editor of the Lewiston Journal, has been spending the summer with friends at Walpole, Mass. Miss Nye is a district secretary of the National Y. W. C. A. and her territory has been this year thru the south. Besides this work, she has also been […]