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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 ... Read more

by Ada Fisher, Saturday, August 19, 2017 11:00 pm

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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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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, ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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, ... Read more

by Ada Fisher, Monday, January 11, 2016 12:03 am

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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, ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

by Ada Fisher, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 8:35 pm

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