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Cape Cod Times Opinion: Turn economy right-side up

2010-09-06T03:15:00-04:00

America as the Land of Opportunity is on its deathbed. Understanding the causes for this upside-down condition is necessary before determining treatment.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Wolf has been a leader in local workforce housing

2010-09-06T03:10:00-04:00

We know about Dan Wolf's business acumen, as he has built Cape Air into one of the Cape's largest employers. We want to share another important trait of this very special candidate: his focus and concern for workforce housing.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: It's lawyers, not teachers, who need purging in D.C.

2010-09-06T03:10:00-04:00

In the Democratic race for 10th District Congressman, Norfolk carpetbagger DA Bill Keating has been criticizing Cape Sen. Rob O'Leary for being a teacher. He'd be better off taking Rob's American history class.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Transparency key to credibility

2010-09-05T03:15:00-04:00

It's ironic that the Cape Cod Times' final ombudsman column addresses transparency.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Keating misjudges fragility of Social Security system

2010-09-05T03:11:00-04:00

In his Aug. 31 op-ed, Democratic congressional candidate William Keating demonstrates he neither understands the effects of raising the retirement age on beneficiaries nor the requirements for long-term financial viability of the Social Security system.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Wolf has immersed himself in meeting region's needs

2010-09-05T03:10:00-04:00

Dan Wolf is an outstanding candidate for the state Senate seat Rob O'Leary is vacating.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Wolf shares the qualities of memorable senators

2010-09-05T03:10:00-04:00

I am reminded of two outstanding state senators over the past two decades.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Education still pays

2010-09-05T03:05:00-04:00

A new school year means fresh energy, new endeavors, and thoughts of what the future holds. These days, that last one's a doozy.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Social Security 'solution' is worse than the problem

2010-09-04T03:13:00-04:00

With reference to "Social Security, retiree Ponzi scheme" (op-ed, Aug. 30), when the proportion of older people grows, there is no way to avoid some unpleasant economic consequences.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Guy Glodis offers state no-nonsense reforms

2010-09-04T03:13:00-04:00

There's only one candidate in the state auditor's race who has not only promised widespread reform, but has the record to back it up.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Ceding immigration issue leaves GOP to hold the bag

2010-09-04T03:13:00-04:00

By turning the Arizona immigration law over to the U.N. Human Rights Committee, Obama has virtually ensured a massive Republican victory in November, eroding any support left among independents.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Consumers deserve Warren's protection

2010-09-04T03:12:00-04:00

We need a strong advocate for consumers leading the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Elizabeth Warren is the best person for the job.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Candidates' outside lives should matter at the polls

2010-09-04T03:12:00-04:00

The Democratic Party is fortunate to have Sheila Lyons and Dan Wolf as primary candidates for state Senate. Both are highly qualified.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Lyons has the know-how to serve Cape in Senate

2010-09-04T03:12:00-04:00

I strongly support Sheila Lyons for state Senate. Sheila has worked for Democratic causes and candidates for 25 years and is well-known and respected by party members.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Down-to-earth O'Leary cares about Cape issues

2010-09-04T03:11:00-04:00

I hope voters will turn out on Tuesday, Sept. 14, for the primary election and will support Rob O'Leary in the Democratic primary for representative to the U.S. Congress from the district that includes Cape Cod and the Islands and the South Shore.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Remove government from managing retirement funds

2010-09-04T03:11:00-04:00

Laurence Kotlikoff's Aug. 30 op-ed on Social Security refers to it as a Ponzi scheme.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Does 'love thy neighbor' apply only to Christians?

2010-09-04T03:10:00-04:00

Wouldn't it have been refreshing if Cynthia Stead's Aug. 26 piece on the Islamic center, instead of being the standard mantra of insensitivity in the war of fear, were a piece that Jesus could be proud of.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Gingrich's Nazi analogy works better with crucifix

2010-09-04T03:10:00-04:00

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has suggested that building a mosque near ground zero is akin to putting a Nazi sign next to the holocaust museum.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Celebrate labor

2010-09-04T03:05:00-04:00

Pause for a moment this holiday weekend, even if we're in the middle of a hurricane, and give some thought to what — and especially who — it's all about.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Perry stokes anti-immigrant fever

2010-09-04T01:35:00-04:00

The race for the Republican congressional nomination for the 10th District features state Rep. Jeff Perry making the most of anti-immigrant fever. Perry is fashioning himself as a leader of the revolutionary tea party.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: What's wrong with us?

2010-09-04T01:35:00-04:00

You hear it a lot these days: What's wrong with us? With our country? With us as a people?

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Always in public interest, never for special interests

2010-09-04T01:20:00-04:00

Here is why, after serving this community for 30 years, I ask for your vote to be state senator from the Cape and Islands:

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Lyons promises dedication to funding formula fairness

2010-09-04T01:20:00-04:00

Democrats, we have an important choice on Sept. 14 as we nominate a candidate to represent the Cape and the Islands in the Massachusetts Senate.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Perry puts financial future of U.S. ahead of election

2010-09-04T01:20:00-04:00

I moved to Massachusetts some time ago and I heard many of my friends characterize the state as "Taxachusetts," where the politicians overtax, write laws/programs with no funding sources, etc.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Heart, intellect, creativity are Dan Wolf's hallmarks

2010-09-04T01:20:00-04:00

It has been my distinct pleasure to work on behalf of Dan Wolf in his effort to be elected our next state senator.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Preparing Earl-y

2010-09-04T01:15:00-04:00

It's ironic that the political season often coincides with hurricane season, when howling blows from candidates and gusting winds from tropical storms often clear the air and change the political climate.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: The faces of Islam on the Cape

2010-09-03T01:35:00-04:00

It was the first few days of school that my 7th graders and I learned an airliner had crashed into one of the twin towers, setting it afire.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: The fuzziness of polls

2010-09-03T01:35:00-04:00

Whenever an important election approaches, hoary platitudes about democracy are trotted out, including untruths so entrenched they are accepted as facts — that the United States is a democracy, for instance.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 5-11

2010-09-03T01:35:00-04:00

A few weeks ago I completed my 19th consecutive Falmouth Road Race, and while this wonderful event is always special to me, this year was particularly meaningful.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Dowses Beach staffers deserve recognition

2010-09-03T01:20:00-04:00

I have visited Dowses Beach several times this summer. Every time I have entered I was greeted by staff member with a smile and sincere hello. The lifeguards were also very professional and very attentive to their duties.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Perry will halt expansion of the federal government

2010-09-03T01:20:00-04:00

Based upon his history as a legislator in Massachusetts, Jeff Perry will work tirelessly to pursue his principled objectives as a member of the United States Congress.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Process seems meaningless for preservation appeals

2010-09-03T01:20:00-04:00

I would like to bring out another important consideration that seems to have been lost in the coverage on the repair/reconstruction of the Mitchell River Bridge in Chatham.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Preserving quality of life is among Lyons' priorities

2010-09-03T01:20:00-04:00

The Cape and Islands needs Sheila Lyons for our next state senator.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: 'Frankly, motorists, we don't give a damn'

2010-09-03T01:20:00-04:00

A group of us were discussing the world and we got around to Delia Flynn's Aug. 31 letter on the waiting times experienced when calling the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Cheers & Jeers

2010-09-03T01:15:00-04:00

Equal pay for equal work

Cape Cod Times Opinion: A sticker campaign for attorney general

2010-09-02T01:35:00-04:00

Just because something has never been done is no reason not to try. Republicans are running a "sticker campaign" to get a candidate for attorney general.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Historic district purity: a pipe dream

2010-09-02T01:35:00-04:00

There is something terribly wrong when the owner of a historic property along one of Massachusetts' most iconic ocean-cliff blocks chooses to paint his home lime green and citrus yellow following a rebuff for a remodel permit from three years ago.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Wake up Washington by supporting Jeff Perry

2010-09-02T01:20:00-04:00

In the race for the 10th Congressional District, the only choice is Jeff Perry.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Tax cuts easy to promise, but far harder to deliver

2010-09-02T01:20:00-04:00

I wish the Aug. 28 letter from Alex Gribko, "Promises to cut taxes never come with details," could be reprinted every day until Election Day.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Congress could use a teacher like O'Leary

2010-09-02T01:20:00-04:00

I am voting for Rob O'Leary for U.S. Congress because he is a teacher.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Upside, new septic setups; downside, fertilized lawns

2010-09-02T01:20:00-04:00

In response to the Conservation Law Foundation's pending lawsuit ("Cape water suit filed," Aug. 26), there has been no mention of "lawn greening" companies or the possible regulation of those businesses.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Even when prettily written, bigotry is still just bigotry

2010-09-02T01:20:00-04:00

Cynthia Stead's Aug. 26 column on the proposed Islamic mosque in lower Manhattan appears to be the same old ethno-religious bigotry fancily wrapped in pastel tissue paper and tastefully crowned with a beautiful color-coordinated bow.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Avoiding black robes

2010-09-02T01:15:00-04:00

No one knows for sure the ultimate effect of the wastewater lawsuit filed last week by two environmental groups.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Pilgrims on a harsher shore

2010-09-01T01:35:00-04:00

Over the years, I've had the opportunity to talk to many immigrant students who have always shined as little beacons, flashing their joy at being in America.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: If 'Big' anything is bloated, it's Business, not Gov't

2010-09-01T01:20:00-04:00

The Aug. 25 editorial cartoon, showing President Obama behind the wheel of a huge new sedan license-plated Big Gov't under which is a tiny out box and a car labeled Jobs, couldn't be further from the truth.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: A strategist, Sheila Lyons will be a full-time senator

2010-09-01T01:20:00-04:00

The recent dueling commentaries by Sheila Lyons and Dan Wolf provide clarity about the differences in the human and political perspectives that each would bring to the Massachusetts Senate, if elected.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Classroom moonlighting helps O'Leary serve better

2010-09-01T01:20:00-04:00

I think it's pretty absurd for William Keating to criticize Sen. Rob O'Leary for teaching while being a legislator.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Robert O'Leary's politics in line with his character

2010-09-01T01:20:00-04:00

Unlike many who have accused the Cape Cod Times of leaning to the left or to the right, I view the Times as somewhat of an instigator when it comes to airing a political fight.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Flawed conservative better than a pristine liberal

2010-09-01T01:20:00-04:00

So Jeff Perry made a rash error in judgment over two decades ago? The resolution and absolution of that issue is history, yet you seem to still dwell on it at length.

Cape Cod Times Opinion: Bungled ballots

2010-09-01T01:15:00-04:00

We're assuming, since thousands of candidates successfully add their names to the ballot each year in local, state and federal races, that it cannot be too difficult to submit the proper paperwork to the proper authorities and for those authorities to...