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Stephanie SalterHow about ‘Different Strokes for Different Folks’ in the key of G?
By Stephanie Salter This may sound odd coming from a newspaper columnist, but I’m beginning to tire of Opinion USA. In fact, I keep thinking opinions these days are like German Marks during the Weimar Republic: Billions upon billions are in circulation, but they’re worth next-to-nothing. And, yes, I include mine in the count. When is the last time someone’s opinion changed your mind? "
Are the Rx drug industry and White House in bed?
By Stephanie Salter While politicians and the news media focus on the fate of President Obama’s version of health care reform, a fascinating (and oh-so-revealing) historical element of the proposal begs for attention: A veiled and very expensive negotiation process led to some extraordinary agreements between the White House and the pharmaceutical industry that were included in the final congressional versions of the overhaul. The saga of how those agreements were reached is expertly laid out online by investigative reporter Paul Blumenthal of the
You normally can count on your paper carrier
By Stephanie Salter The schools were closed, an office colleague already had called to say she couldn’t get out of her snow-bound corner of Clay County, and another coworker (and neighbor) had offered me a ride downtown in her Jeep. Standing at my kitchen window, I strained to see if any tire tracks marked my now-hidden driveway or if a set of footprints crossed the unshoveled snow above my buried sidewalk.
Cap’n, I dunna think I kin hold ’er much longer
By Stephanie Salter From the moment many years ago when I read about the efficacy of voodoo, I understood that perception can become reality.
Report from 2011: An old, new solution for debt and unemployment
By Stephanie Salter Are there no prisons … and the union workhouses, are they still in operation? — Scrooge, from “A Christmas Carol,” 1843 Washington, D.C., Dec. 25, 2011 — In an unprecedented Christmas Day signing ceremony, President Obama today affixed his signature to an omnibus Congressional bill known as “The Rescue Confinement Act of 2011.” Both the House and Senate earlier had passed remarkably similar versions of the new law with comfortable majorities made up of Republicans, conservative Blue Dog Democrats and centrist Democrats.
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