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Dr. Ada Fisher: There they go again
When confronted by an opponent espousing well-worn phrases, President Ronald Reagan would repeatedly say to President Jimmy Carter, “There you go again.” His timing was ...
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Dr. Ada Fisher: Order out of chaos
When Anthony Scaramucci was appointed White House communications director, many loved his bluntness, style and handsomeness. When he went on a profanity-laced tirade — which ...
by Ada Fisher, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 11:35 pm
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Ada Fisher: The world according to Trump
In the lexicon of new language development, trampled is being displaced by “Trumpled.” Rather than “the world according to Garp,” we are now in the ...
by Ada Fisher, Sunday, July 30, 2017 12:14 am
Guest columns
Dr. Ada Fisher: Russia didn’t influence election outcome
By Dr. Ada Fisher Standing in “Red Square” in the ’90s, I was struck that here was a nation with nuclear war capabilities in which ...
by Ada Fisher, Monday, July 10, 2017 12:02 am
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Dr. Ada Fisher: Drug business is out of control
Isis and terrorism, though threats to national security, pale in comparison to the toll of illicit drug use on our human capital. The proposed Opioid ...
by Ada Fisher, Monday, June 26, 2017 6:57 pm
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Dr. Ada Fisher: Republi-care evolution
Some considerations for repeal-and-replace drive Those lamenting the loss of Obamacare too quickly forget then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comment: “We have to pass it before you ...
by Ada Fisher, Monday, June 12, 2017 10:27 pm
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My favorite Trump: Melania shows grace and class under fire
As the dust settles from the scorched political landscape where new President Donald John Trump slowly finds his legs, a brilliant star in the show ...
by Ada Fisher, Tuesday, May 30, 2017 12:00 am
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Dr. Ada Fisher: Immigration is changing our culture
Many of the public perceptions on the resistance to immigration period and illegal immigration specifically is couched in terms of “us” and “them” — not ...
by Ada Fisher, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 9:58 pm
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Dr. Ada Fisher: Keep Meals on Wheels rolling along
The proposal in President Trump’s budget to cut Meals on Wheels to increase funds for the military is wrong and dumb if not augmented elsewhere. ...
by Ada Fisher, Sunday, March 26, 2017 12:00 am
Opinion
Ada Fisher: Black history often focuses on wrong story
The movie “Hidden Figures,” in telling the story of three black women who were mission-critical to NASA, is one that everyone in the country and ...
by Ada Fisher, Sunday, March 5, 2017 12:43 am
Guest columns
Abortion is not a political decision
The recent death of Norma McCovey, the infamous “Jane Roe” in the Roe vs. Wade case legalizing abortions, and the street fights between pro-life and ...
by Ada Fisher, Monday, February 20, 2017 12:00 am
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Ada Fisher: Dr. Scrooge on call
Already the tinkling sound of unchecked federal spending for new programs not based in Constitutional mandates beckons politicians who are too often concerned with votes, ...
by Ada Fisher, Saturday, December 17, 2016 5:33 pm
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Dr. Ada Fisher: What do we have to lose?
In my 50-plus years of voting, I have never seen a politician take it to the black community and tell us what we needed to ...
by Ada Fisher, Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:44 pm
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Dr. Ada Fisher: Actions vs. words in conservatives’ treatment of women
Too often men in powerful positions abuse women. The pathetic advances plied upon women in subordinate positions is as bad as the misosgynist lyrics to ...
by Ada Fisher, Thursday, July 21, 2016 12:00 am
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Ada Fisher: Brexit, Trump and the global revolution
Wilson Carey from Caswell County, a black Republican who attended the state’s Second Constitutional Convention in 1868, was noted for stating his opposition to attracting ...
by Ada Fisher, Sunday, June 26, 2016 6:02 pm
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Dr. Ada Fisher: Remembering the one & only Ali
It was a Saturday night and per usual the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports was on, featuring Floyd Patterson or some other fighters. All had gathered ...
by Ada Fisher, Thursday, June 9, 2016 12:00 am
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Ada Fisher: The blue-collar billionaire is redefining politics
With no clear path to the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, many have chosen to express their disdain publicly not just for Donald John Trump but ...
by Ada Fisher, Sunday, May 15, 2016 12:00 am
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Ada Fisher: Donald has heard America singing
Beware of pundits, media analysts, some within both political parties and others who have proven tone deaf in covering the Republican field of play as ...
by Ada Fisher, Saturday, May 7, 2016 11:12 pm
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Ada Fisher: Are nations becoming endangered species?
Listening to former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Republican National Committee Spring Meeting on April 22, I was impressed with the similarity of ...
by Ada Fisher, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 12:00 am
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Dr. Ada Fisher: God is all around
The movie “God Is Not Dead II” is one that should resonate with all religions, belief systems or searchers for constitutional freedoms. Free speech on ...
by Ada Fisher, Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:00 am
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Dr. Ada Fisher: Dissension is not oppression
Observing the back and forth of recent state primary elections, it is evident neither party gets it- — the electorate ain’t buying what is being ...
by Ada Fisher, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 12:20 am
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Dr. Ada Fisher: I gotta go
As one ages, one’s bladder capacity and urinary dysfunction are altered due to pregnancy, prostate problems and general protoplasmic trials and tribulations. If you’re raised ...
by Ada Fisher, Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:01 am
Opinion
Ada Fisher: The race isn’t over
The Jesse Owens biopic “Race” is absolutely fabulous. It is a poignant reminder in this Black History Month of what we have faced to ...
by Ada Fisher, Monday, February 22, 2016 12:20 am
Guest columns
Ada Fisher: The dynamic of the Donald and the dollars
Lingering in the psyche of the American public seemingly unappreciated by both political parties and particularly the media is the fact that the public has ...
by Ada Fisher, Monday, February 1, 2016 12:04 am
Opinion
Ada Fisher: The refugee stampede mania
When one flees from ones homeland to escape persecution and danger, a refugee is born. So apropos to the Christmas story is this scenario where, ...
by Ada Fisher, Monday, January 11, 2016 12:03 am
Guest columns
Ada Fisher: Terrorism knows no bounds
Dumbfounded by the naiveté of a world transfixed on many fronts by the horrors of terrorism, including recent happenings in Paris, many are seemingly paralyzed, ...
by Ada Fisher, Sunday, December 6, 2015 12:11 am
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Ada Fisher: Social Security under siege
The political debates are totally dishonest in regard to Social Security. Ponzi scheme or not, the problem is the funds were moved from a private ...
by Ada Fisher, Sunday, November 15, 2015 12:33 am
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Ada Fisher: GOP won Democratic debate
It is quite clear from the Democratic debate that the progressive and socialist leanings of the candidates showed a disdain for this democratic republic’s capitalism. ...