Cosmopolitan with a twist
August 8, 2017
By Kathleen Parker What better way to usher in the hissingly hot dog days of summer, otherwise known as August, than with a high-wire verbal duel between CNN senior…
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Cosmopolitan with a twist
August 8, 2017
By Kathleen Parker What better way to usher in the hissingly hot dog days of summer, otherwise known as August, than with a high-wire verbal duel between CNN senior…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 31
July 31, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/28/2017 to 08/03/2017 Rank Title Rating Dist Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Dunkirk PG13 Warner Bros. 2 3,748 $26,611,130 $101,317,350 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 31
July 31, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/28/2017 to 08/03/2017 Rank Title Rating Dist Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Dunkirk PG13 Warner Bros. 2 3,748 $26,611,130 $101,317,350 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 24
July 24, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/21/2017 to 07/27/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Dunkirk PG13 Warner Bros. 1 3,720 $50,513,488 $50,513,488 2…
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Deficits forever?
July 23, 2017
By Robert Samuelson House Republicans, who are now deliberating the government’s 2018 budget, pledge to eliminate deficits within a decade. Well, good luck with that. It must be obvious…
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Homage to a great editor
July 23, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Behind every great column is a great editor — a truism never more so than when Alan Shearer puts highlighter (not red pen) to copy. Shearer,…
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Who’s hoarding the American Dream?
July 17, 2017
By Robert Samuelson To hear Richard Reeves tell it, the upper middle class is fast becoming the bane of American society. Its members have entrenched themselves just below the…
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Trump’s unique gift to America
July 17, 2017
By Kathleen Parker BANNER ELK, N.C. — Even the least popular presidents sometimes do great things. What might Donald Trump’s great thing be? He has unified a divided nation.…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 17
July 17, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/14/2017 to 07/20/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 War For The Planet Of The Apes PG13 20th…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 17
July 17, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/14/2017 to 07/20/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 War For The Planet Of The Apes PG13 20th…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 10
July 10, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/07/2017 to 07/13/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Spider-Man: Homecoming PG13 Sony 1 4348 $117,027,503 $117,027,503 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 10
July 10, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/07/2017 to 07/13/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Spider-Man: Homecoming PG13 Sony 1 4348 $117,027,503 $117,027,503 2…
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Trump’s trade trap
July 10, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Donald Trump’s foreign policy, such as it is, rests on a massive and apparently indestructible contradiction. Trump wants the United States to remain the “essential”…
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Trump’s trade trap
July 10, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Donald Trump’s foreign policy, such as it is, rests on a massive and apparently indestructible contradiction. Trump wants the United States to remain the “essential”…
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The Trump-media tiff goes trans-Atlantic
July 10, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Many American journalists and others correctly objected to President Trump’s lambasting of the U.S. media in his speech Thursday in Poland, noting that his words were…
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The Trump-media tiff goes trans-Atlantic
July 10, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Many American journalists and others correctly objected to President Trump’s lambasting of the U.S. media in his speech Thursday in Poland, noting that his words were…
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Postponing the next recession?
July 5, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson This is not your father’s inflation — and that’s good news. Business cycles often end when higher inflation causes a country’s central bank (the Federal…
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Postponing the next recession?
July 5, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson This is not your father’s inflation — and that’s good news. Business cycles often end when higher inflation causes a country’s central bank (the Federal…
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What’s ailing health care
July 5, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The Senate health care bill, which was scuttled Tuesday until after July 4, was doomed by two narratives: Republicans are mean, and poor people would be…
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What’s ailing health care
July 5, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The Senate health care bill, which was scuttled Tuesday until after July 4, was doomed by two narratives: Republicans are mean, and poor people would be…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 3
July 4, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/30/2017 to 07/06/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Despicable Me 3 PG Universal 1 4,529 $72,414,390…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 3
July 4, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/30/2017 to 07/06/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Despicable Me 3 PG Universal 1 4,529 $72,414,390…
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S.C. well-represented on the national stage
June 29, 2017
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller South Carolina has had a remarkable presence in the national spotlight lately: For a few months, the national titles in three major college sports belonged…
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S.C. well-represented on the national stage
June 29, 2017
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller South Carolina has had a remarkable presence in the national spotlight lately: For a few months, the national titles in three major college sports belonged…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 26
June 26, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/23/2017 to 06/29/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Transformers: The Last Knight PG13 Paramount 1 4,069 $44,680,073…
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Is the labor shortage here?
June 26, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Do we have a worker shortage? Maybe. For months, I’ve planned to write a column on the future of the U.S. labor market. Stacked on…
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Is the labor shortage here?
June 26, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Do we have a worker shortage? Maybe. For months, I’ve planned to write a column on the future of the U.S. labor market. Stacked on…
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President Jujitsu and the art of the bluff
June 26, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Five months into Donald Trump’s administration, only the unwise doubt the president’s intelligence. Just ask former FBI Director James Comey, who, in addition to being fired…
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President Jujitsu and the art of the bluff
June 26, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Five months into Donald Trump’s administration, only the unwise doubt the president’s intelligence. Just ask former FBI Director James Comey, who, in addition to being fired…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 29
June 19, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/16/2017 to 06/22/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Cars 3 G Disney 1 4,256 $53,688,680 $53,688,680 2…
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America’s postindustrial blues
June 19, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Ever since Donald Trump’s election, a cottage industry of politicians, journalists, scholars and commentators has sought to understand what motivates Trump supporters. Theories have ranged…
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America’s postindustrial blues
June 19, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Ever since Donald Trump’s election, a cottage industry of politicians, journalists, scholars and commentators has sought to understand what motivates Trump supporters. Theories have ranged…
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Our new life in the dugout
June 19, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Kelley Paul had gone to bed Tuesday night as usual, with her cellphone set on “Do Not Disturb,” except for family and close friends whose calls…
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Our new life in the dugout
June 19, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Kelley Paul had gone to bed Tuesday night as usual, with her cellphone set on “Do Not Disturb,” except for family and close friends whose calls…
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CPI for all items falls 0.1% in May as energy index declines
June 14, 2017The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12…
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CPI for all items falls 0.1% in May as energy index declines
June 14, 2017The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 12
June 12, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/09/2017 to 06/15/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Wonder Woman PG13 Warner Bros. 2 4,165 $58,520,672 $206,343,175…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 12
June 12, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/09/2017 to 06/15/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Wonder Woman PG13 Warner Bros. 2 4,165 $58,520,672 $206,343,175…
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Trump isn’t destiny
June 12, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s time to take a brief break from Donald Trump. Whatever you think of him, there’s no denying that he dominates the news cycle. We…
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Trump isn’t destiny
June 12, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s time to take a brief break from Donald Trump. Whatever you think of him, there’s no denying that he dominates the news cycle. We…
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Boy Scout Comey is no match for The Donald
June 12, 2017
By Kathleen Parker As it turns out, Donald Trump is the hope-and-change president. According to James Comey, Trump hoped that the then-FBI director would find a way to drop…
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Boy Scout Comey is no match for The Donald
June 12, 2017
By Kathleen Parker As it turns out, Donald Trump is the hope-and-change president. According to James Comey, Trump hoped that the then-FBI director would find a way to drop…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 5
June 5, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/02/2017 to 06/08/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Wonder Woman PG13 Warner Bros. 1 4,165 $103,251,471 $103,251,471…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 5
June 5, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/02/2017 to 06/08/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Wonder Woman PG13 Warner Bros. 1 4,165 $103,251,471 $103,251,471…
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Small Business Combinations – “Value” is in the Eyes of the Buyer
June 5, 2017
By Larry Ventimiglio Is This a Business or a Career? Many small business owners develop the “urge” to sell the business when things are going very wrong, and the business…
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Small Business Combinations – “Value” is in the Eyes of the Buyer
June 5, 2017
By Larry Ventimiglio Is This a Business or a Career? Many small business owners develop the “urge” to sell the business when things are going very wrong, and the business…
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The messy reality of global warming
June 5, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson There was no need for President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement to achieve his goal of overturning the Obama…
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The messy reality of global warming
June 5, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson There was no need for President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement to achieve his goal of overturning the Obama…
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Trump’s accidental call to action
June 5, 2017
By Kathleen Parker A curious thing happened on President Trump’s way out of the Paris climate accord. American mayors, governors, corporate leaders and others immediately committed to meeting the…
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