Will Arlington school buses attract ads?

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Selling advertising is not easy. Good luck to Arlington schools if they try it.

Gov. Rick Perry wisely exhibits restraint in not speaking about public option

The Texas governor is showing welcome restraint in not ruling out the state’s participation in a proposed government-run health insurance plan.

Fort Hood shows there is no 'Army of One’

It could be months before key details are known. For now, support those who serve.

Laptops weren’t the problem on Flight 188, senator

A federal lawmaker is poised to overreact with a bill that would punish the wrong people — pilots who use their personal laptops as electronic flight bags.

Burgess’ stunt with the 1,990-page House healthcare bill falls flat

If the goal of Rep. Michael Burgess’ political theater was providing constituents greater understanding of the latest House bill, he missed the mark.

Texas taxpayers could get dinged by tuition plan’s financial woes

Comptroller Susan Combs acted to shore up the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan’s solvency, but lawmakers howled.

Tarrant Regional Water District using eminent domain sparingly

The water district has been sparing in exercising its "takings" power.

Linda Campbell

Educating students shouldn’t take a back seat to research

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Universities striving for Tier One must ensure that their research focus doesn’t lose sight of their main mission — teaching.

Steve Jacob

Some pharmaceutical companies manufacture their own praise

Ghostwriters play up positives and ignore negatives, then a stand-in submits a "report" to journals.

J.R. Labbe

Seeking sound arguments and no exclamation points. Please!

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Think you can be a columnist? It doesn’t require fancy footwork, but you have to follow some basic dance steps.

Mike Norman

Education agency head shouldn’t match muscles with the Texas Legislature

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Robert Scott says he’ll lift the cap on the number of charter schools in Texas.

Bob Ray Sanders

Grand Prairie man is a victim of flawed Texas Lottery system

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It seems clear who really won the lottery. So give Willis Willis his money.

George Will

No climate for a change treaty

No comprehensive agreement to save the world will come out of next month’s Copenhagen summit.

Garrison Keillor

Life’s variety pack

America is filled with an amazing mix of characters and personalities, beliefs and traditions — and a healthy society needs them all.

Cal Thomas

Can the 10th Amendment save us?

Americans who want their country to return to its founding principles need to pick up a Constitution and take to the streets.

Leonard Pitts

On black beauty, hair and the American media

Chris Rock’s new movie reflects the sense of lowered worth that too many African-American women carry because they don’t meet the media’s definition of beauty.

Jonah Goldberg

True conservatives just want their turn

With the U.S. racing toward a European-style welfare state and terrifying deficit spending, maybe it’s time to try limited government.

Ruben Navarrette

Mark a date for immigration bill

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer seems to have lost track of time — or lost his principles.

Kathleen Parker

Passion for words can survive Twitter

Fisticuffs in The Washington Post’s newsroom? Oh, dear. What can it mean?

David Broder

Honor the vets who have honored us

An older generation flies to see their memorial; a younger generation needs help.

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