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See the latest deals! COLUMNS The latest news columns from local and syndicated writers. The latest news columns from local and syndicated writers. Kathleen Parker: Brian Williams' six-mile stare Posted Feb 10, 2015 at 11:01 PM These are tough times for NBC's Brian Williams — and tougher times for journalism.The NBC newsman is off the air while the network is "gathering the facts" about charges that he misremembered or conflated wartime incidents he reported on from Iraq and Israel. He has also come under scrutiny for possible conflations in reporting from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.Williams told stories that, among other things, misrepresented his proximity to danger or death. Some... Guest Opinion: Understanding Wes Cooley Posted Feb 9, 2015 at 11:01 PM Reports of the death of Wes Cooley brought back memories of an evening in 1998 when, during an interview, he told me the story of his life.He admitted that he had a combative, ornery nature. His parents separated soon after his birth. Mark L. Hopkins: Ranking the Obama administration Updated Feb 9, 2015 at 7:04 AM A friend asked me last week how I would rank the Obama administration in comparison to the other presidencies of U.S. history. He finished his query by adding, “Would he be last?” I will ignore his follow-up comment and focus... Guest Opinion: Smokers: Quit before this happens to you Posted Feb 8, 2015 at 11:01 PM The day begins with coughing. He sits up slowly, reaching for the hose to his oxygen tank. He breathes for a few minutes, until he feels ready to stand. Another day with emphysema begins.As a child he wanted to be just like his dad. As a... George Will: Education is the business of the states Posted Feb 7, 2015 at 11:01 PM In 1981, Tennessee's 41-year-old governor proposed to President Ronald Reagan a swap: Washington would fully fund Medicaid and the states would have complete responsibility for primary and secondary education. Reagan, a former governor, was... Dana Milbank: Ashton Carter likely to break hawks' hearts Posted Feb 7, 2015 at 11:01 PM WASHINGTON — The hawks were swooning.Ashton Carter, President Obama's nominee to be the next defense secretary, gave the Senate Armed Services Committee every indication Wednesday that he would be a hard-liner at the Pentagon and a... Guest Opinion: Our public school system is a stew pot of clashing ingredients Posted Feb 7, 2015 at 11:01 PM America's public school system is like a giant stew pot, filled with potent ingredients that clash rather than blend tastefully. Think funding, teaching, testing, data mining and experimenting, all consuming precious educational time, energy and... Charles Krauthammer: Does the barbarism have a logic? Posted Feb 7, 2015 at 11:01 PM Why did they do it? What did the Islamic State think it could possibly gain by burning alive a captured Jordanian pilot?I wouldn't underestimate the absence of logic, the sheer depraved thrill of a triumphant cult reveling in its... Guest Opinion: How long will we look the other way? Posted Feb 5, 2015 at 11:01 PM How do we value the life of a child? How do you put a price on Christmas morning, the first day of school, snow angels in the winter, cannonballs in the summer, and high school graduation?I ask because my son was nearly robbed of these... George Will: Defining economic failure down Posted Feb 4, 2015 at 11:01 PM Two phrases that Daniel Patrick Moynihan put into America's political lexicon two decades ago are increasingly pertinent. They explain the insufficient dismay about recent economic numbers.Moynihan said that when deviant behaviors —... Dana Milbank: Speaking from the high ground Posted Feb 4, 2015 at 11:01 PM The perennially tardy President Obama appeared half an hour early for Monday's speech outlining his 2016 budget — a rare show of enthusiasm for the sacrificial ritual of sending his annual spending proposal to die on Capitol... 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