February 4, 2009 RSS feed / Opinions & Letters

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Midwest Memo

Selective forgiveness
by Alan Shultz
The apologies have been flying fast and furious these days. I know swimming star Michael Phelps is very sorry about the marijuana incident. I'm convinced Timothy Geithner is very, very sorry about those income taxes he failed to pay. More...

Good communication anchors our democracy

By Lee H. Hamilton

Shortly before the turn of the year, I got a look at some polling numbers that brought me up short. They suggest a problem with our representative democracy. More...

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