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NINA MAY: Why Donald Trump is ahead in the polls
We went to New York City a couple of weeks before Christmas to see a show and enjoy the beautiful Christmas decorations. One of the first things we saw in the cab from Penn Station was a huge, I mean huge, Trump banner hanging from a building. It was a clear and distinct sign that Donald Trump had something to do with the remodeling of this downtown Manhattan property.
PETER WEISS: What Obamacare has done to the medical profession
Before I begin, I must stress that this is not a "poor me" op-ed. It is more of a Clarion call for people to see what Obamacare has finally done to the medical profession.
CHARLES ELLERBE: Predicting 2016
The year 2015 has been very eventful. The Islamic State has been in the news so regularly that its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was the runner-up to be Time magazine's Person of the Year. Following not too far behind are the numerous shootings of blacks, and questionable arrests caught on video, which led to the fight for justice by the Black Lives Matter movement.
JABBAR WESLEY: What we can learn from the 2015 Kansas City Royals
Imagine 800,000 Kansas City Royals baseball fans gathered together chanting in unison, "Let's go royals!" The #RoyalParade crowd was comprised of people of all races and backgrounds with one thing on their minds, and that was celebration. But what was it about the 2015 Kansas City Royals team that caused men, women, boys and girls to stand for hours just to see a group of baseball players?
MARQUEZ BALL: Possibility of America
Some say that life is learning to live with the cards we are dealt, whatever will be, will be. But this is not the American way; we are builders, creators and innovators. Americans are painters that blend the colors of a painful past with the promise of a bright future, we are artists.
ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Responsible gun ownership is duty
It has been said time and again, but it bears repeating: About the only thing that restrictive gun laws have done in our country is prevent the good guys from defending themselves when bad guys attack. This maxim applies directly to the San Bernardino, California, situation, an immense tragedy in which fourteen innocent people were gunned down by a married couple with Islamic extremist allegiances.
MAURICE NICK: Christianity, Islam commonalities amid differences
In the final days of 2015, there seems to have been a shift in the feelings of Americans toward Muslims and followers of Islam. Donald Trump being the poster boy/catalyst for Islamophobia in America, a mostly Christian country. Personally, I find this clash problematic and confusing. Christianity and Islam have a lot in common amidst the differences.
CHAD HALL: RemodelMate coming to D.C.
RemodelMate, the new service which connects homeowners with licensed contractors is coming to the nation's capital. A firm launch date has not been set, but the goal is to have the finished product ready for use in time for the start of the home improvement season this spring.
NATALIE BAHMANYAR: Technology shutting down human interaction
Let me start off by saying that I'm fully aware of the fact that this article may come across as slightly contradictory. I understand that this article, and its subject matter, are being distributed to you in the very way and by the very mechanisms it expresses discontent with. This is not lost on me.
MATTIE LOLAVAR: Carly Fiorina conjures magic words, fuzzy math in debate response
GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina's answer to the ongoing debate between the FBI and tech companies about cyber encryption was pure obfuscation, disingenuous and dangerous.
BEN CARSON: Debt ceiling No. 1 U.S. security threat
Someone recently asked me what the No. 1 national security threat is facing America today.
DAN ETETE: Call for world peace
In most of the great texts handed down through the ages, orthodox or non-conventional, the indisputability of man's dominion over the earth and all within it, all that are its constituents is trite, what lends itself to disputation is the quality of our performance as custodians of that sacred trust and the need for a reassessment of that collective responsibility.
MAURICE NICK: Get focused, feel renewed in new year
This time of year can be both joyous and stressful, from the packed shopping malls to the hazardous road conditions. Balancing the holidays and the new year with all the stress that they can bring has the potential to be difficult. So before we all panic, let's try some of these easy stress relievers.
NANCY ALTMAN: Building on the success of Social Security
Social Security embodies the best of American values. It rewards hard work. The more workers earn and contribute, the higher their benefits. It is prudently financed and managed. Social Security can only pay benefits if it has enough income to cover every penny of its cost, including the cost of administration. It cannot borrow or deficit-spend.
MARQUEZ BALL: 2015 a year to remember
Do you remember waiting for the year 2015 to begin? Like many others, you approached a ride called A New Year, climbed into your seat, buckled your seatbelt and prepared for what was sure to be a great experience. Just before the ride started to move you counted down the seconds, with a smile on your face, as you pictured how this ride would be much better than your last one.
ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Appropriate measures to counteract ISIS
It is an oft-stated maxim that acts of terrorism are carried out by organizations with weak military power and a strong political motive. Despite receiving some funding and munitions by way of black market oil sales the Islamic State is a minuscule military force, especially when compared against the military power of their two most recent targets -- France, Lebanon and (likely) Russia.
ANGELA CHRISTINE: Why it is difficult for millennials to wait to have sex
"I'm a public speaker," I said expecting the usual follow-up question.
CRAIG M. WAX: VA to vets: Delay, deny hope they die
As a physician, I have the privilege of knowing and helping thousands of individuals. One patient in particular stands out as a victim of government's malignant ineptitude. He is an affable, hardworking 71-year-old male, who is a veteran of the Vietnam War. There was no Veterans Day parade for him but scorn and disdain, given the anti-war sentiment at the time.
CATHRYN PAUL: The traumas of poverty
All children should be able to attain success academically regardless of their neighborhood or circumstances in their community. Undoubtedly, all students gain an advantage from extra activities and and non-academic experiences, but children who live in poor urban areas are especially likely to benefit from these types of programs
GREGG STEINBERG: Are you sabotaging your own success?
Do you have a tendency to self-sabotage your success?
