Jay Eastlick
FeaturesDecember 30, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: WHEN WORDS GET TOO MUCH POWERAnyone who reads newspapers regularly can see the way reporters and editors use subtle changes in the language to manipulate what readers think. Euphemisms instantly come to mind. In newspapers of a few decades past, lifestyles weren't alternative; behavior was dev...FeaturesDecember 24, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: THE OBEDIENCE OF THE SHEPHERDSMost people are familiar with the Christmas story, of the blessed Christ child in the manger, of the angels and wise men, of the star in the East. The characters of the nativity are more familiar in America than even the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock and the heroes of ...FeaturesDecember 16, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: WHY THE TAX CREDITS MAKE SENSEWithin the competing plans in Washington to balance the budget is a single component that is crucial to boosting the economy while supporting working families. The White House has compromised this component, lumping it in with so-called tax cuts for the rich. Repub...FeaturesDecember 9, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: A BITTER DOSE OF HOLIDAY CHEEREach year I find myself greeting the holiday season more with cynicism than gladness. My excitement endures only until everyone else gets into the holiday spirit and begin scurrying about and buying Christmas stuff. It's impossible for me to join in the festive gif...FeaturesDecember 2, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: IT IS TIME TO SUPPORT BOYS IN BOSNIAThe die is cast. American troops will go to Bosnia. We must now put aside disagreements and unanimously back the soldiers. Sens. Bob Dole, R-Kan., and John McCain, R-Ariz., are two opponents of the deployment who are sponsoring a resolution in support of the troops...FeaturesNovember 25, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: WHY TROOPS SHOULD STAY HOMEPresident Clinton said this week that the chance that American troops will be killed in Bosnia is a risk "well worth taking" to achieve peace in the former Yugoslavia. I wonder: How so? Bosnia has been plagued by ethnic conflict for centuries. There is little this ...FeaturesNovember 18, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: TIME FOR UNSELFISH RESPONSIBILITYThe budget impasse in Washington, which might well be ended by the time this column is published, is an excellent opportunity to assess how far this nation has strayed from its Founding Fathers' vision of a free and prosperous land. It first must be pointed out tha...FeaturesNovember 11, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: KENNEY LOOKS GOOD FOR GOVERNORStill a year away, the presidential race has captured an enormous amount of media and public attention. But if the Republican revolution of 1994 stays its course, who is elected president will have far less impact over voters' lives than who will be elected to stat...FeaturesNovember 4, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: FINALLY. A CRACK IN THE FACADE OF ROVE VS. WADEFor the first time since the fateful Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision of 1973, Congress this week moved to prohibit one type of abortion. The House on Wednesday voted 288-139 to ban partial-birth abortions. The bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, but Wed...FeaturesOctober 28, 1995
RIGHT OF CENTER: WEAK-KNEED REPUBLICANS TOWER OVER DEMOCRATSThe Republicans' budget, which aims to reduce budget deficits over the next seven years and balance the budget in 2002, shows the perfidy that permeates Washington, D.C. Congressional leaders pared the House's earlier budget version to muster enough votes to pass t...Advertisement
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