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Other Editors: Who's in charge of education?

Gov. Phil Bryant gets an A for his political skills. He's very good at appealing to his base and is a shoo-in to win a second term in 2015.

Leonard Pitts: Understanding white privilege

What follows is for the benefit of one William James O'Reilly Jr. -- "Bill" to his fans.

Froma Harrop: Are Americans turning post-materialistic?

In 1916, Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia sponsored a children's parade.

Dana Milbank: Thoughts -- and little action

After a week of Ferguson protests that have roiled the country, President Obama on Monday did what he generally does in times of crisis: He had a meeting.

Thomas Sowell: Opinions vs. facts

Everyone seems to have an opinion about the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri.

Charlie Mitchell: Fast disclosure in Missouri was a wise decision

Whether grand jurors in Missouri did the right thing will be debated for years. Beyond debate is the wisdom of the decision to go public -- instantly -- with reports, photos, drawings and testimony transcripts related to the death of Michael Brown.

Froma Harrop: In Ferguson, as elsewhere, voting Is what matters

In covering the violence engulfing Ferguson, Missouri, media routinely cite the following numbers to explain the frustration of the minority community there: Ferguson's population is two-thirds African-American, yet the mayor, five of the six City Council members and nearly the entire police force are white.

Leonard Pitts: Blacks and whites need to wake up to racial injustice

In September, I received an email that should have left me feeling vindicated.

Other Editors: Solid panel looking at prison contracts

As we previously have noted, Gov. Phil Bryant should have known more about Chris Epps before reappointing him prison commissioner in 2012.

Kathleen Parker: Obama's spiteful legacy

Post-election analysis falls somewhere between amusing and clueless.

Rheta Grimsley Johnson: Made in Church Hill, not China

If Martha Stewart were in charge of heaven, it might look something like Ocean Springs, Miss., on Peter Anderson Festival days. Traffic is blocked on the main downtown streets, the smell of boudin and barbecue is in the air, clever people hold sway. And that's a good thing.

Froma Harrop: End the game on immigration reform

End the game on immigration reform President Obama's plan to bypass Congress in shielding millions of immigrants from deportation is not the best way to do immigration reform. But if confrontation is what it takes to get House Republicans off their rear ends and deal with the problem, so be it.

Michael Gerson: Leaving the harder path

There are any number of marvelous things one might do as president, if Congress were not such a checked and balanced mess.

Michael Gerson: A pope's human touch

Pope Francis' American honeymoon is over (though the whole idea of a papal honeymoon smacks of Borgia-era excess).

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