Clarence Page
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Clarence Page: How do we reduce the number of out-of-wedlock births? Strengthen families
Massive relief efforts during the pandemic offer lessons in how government can help people in crisis without increasing their dependency.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Clarence Page: In defense of old-fashioned Senate dress rules
Hoodies and gym shorts on the Senate floor? I don’t think they belong there. Neither does the No. 2 Senate Democrat.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2023
Clarence Page: New York is having an immigration crisis? Join the club of receiving cities
Contrary to what people like the mayor of New York City would have you believe, immigration offers opportunities both to the migrant and the place they resettle.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
Clarence Page: When is a book ban not a ‘ban’? Officials dance around censorship efforts
The number of reported challenges is up by more than 40% over last year; meanwhile, one state is pushing back by signing what might be the nation’s first ban on bans.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
Clarence Page: ‘Can you hear gunshots?’ The horrors from inside an active shooter lockdown
Student texts at UNC Chapel Hill reveal the consternation felt on a locked-down campus, but how many more lockdowns will we need before Congress offers some guidance?
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
Clarence Page: When Donald Trump divides the house at church
Support for Trump is exceptionally strong among white born-again Christians, but it also has set some evangelical leaders against one another.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2023
Clarence Page: Will the upending of ‘Blind Side’ chill cinema’s ‘white savior’ complex?
We can't let feel-good messaging cloud Hollywood's tendency to have white central characters rescue nonwhite counterparts.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Clarence Page: Why #MontgomeryRiverfrontBrawl gained new meaning in Black conversations
A racially tinged melee involving the Alabama city’s usually peaceful riverboat ride has opened up a national conversation, thanks to social media.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2023
Clarence Page: Don’t worry, Ken, there’s room in Barbie’s world
I now see Barbie’s perpetual boyfriend with new eyes.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
Clarence Page: Jason Aldean’s dream is my nightmare
Aldean’s controversial hit song ‘Try That In a Small Town’ fuels far right sentiments that stoke tribal anger, fears, resentments and suspicions.