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    The First Amendment does protect the right of individuals to private religious expression on public property, even nativity scenes.

    Are school Christmas carols, plays, and nativities constitutional?

    Harold Pease -
    Criminal justice reform will lead to an improved workforce participation rate, a higher quality workforce, a higher quality of life, and safer communities.

    People with disabilities benefit as criminal justice reform passes Senate

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    Earlier this year, Robert Frese was arrested for writing a comment accusing New Hampshire Police Chief William Shupe of covering for a corrupt officer.

    New Hampshire Police arrest man for being mean to them online

    Guest Contributor -
    Google it? With what I know now, it seems more like Google has been Googling me.

    All along, Google has been Googling me

    Tom Purcell -
    If they were actually interested in keeping the earth green, environmentalists would be championing the EPA's methane rollback proposal, not protesting it.

    EPA’s methane “rollback” will actually help the environment

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    Since the Women's March has been going through its own dark night of the soul, I decided to dedicate this week's column to my own female role models.

    Women’s March organizers need divine inspiration

    Christine Flowers -
    Os Guinness believes the philosophies between the two sides are so divergent and the gulf between them so deep that America is at a Rubicon moment.

    America is at a Rubicon moment and MAGA isn’t enough

    Michael Shannon -
    The nation's patience has been richly rewarded, because the eagerly awaited list of the Top 10 Comedic News Stories of 2018 has been officially released. This truly is the most wonderful time of the year.

    Top 10 comedic news stories of 2018

    Will Durst -
    What happened to Gen. Flynn in the war on Trump is an example of our country's two-tiered system of justice, one for Republicans and one for Democrats.

    All is fair in the war on Trump

    Michael Reagan -
    The International Price Index won't stop bad trade agreements, protect Medicare, encourage lifesaving medical innovations, or unleash free market forces.

    The International Price Index would be terrible for health care

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