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Opinion: Don't ignore climate skeptics – talk to them differently

More scientific data won’t convince doubters of climate change. But reframing the debate as one about values could make a difference.
Opinion: Do you call your grandparents 'aliens'?

Immigrants would rather not be called aliens, either. Terms like 'illegal immigrant' foster a hateful climate for all immigrants and Hispanics. The term isn't just derogatory and damaging, it's imprecise and often inaccurate. Changing it isn't about political correctness, but political necessity.
Opinion: Madison protest: Unions are angry – but Wisconsin should go even further

Union protests in Wisconsin have intensified pressure on Governor Scott Walker's bold plan to curtail public-sector union power. For the sake of fiscal health, Wisconsin should go even further by prohibiting all collective bargaining in the public sector.
Some now see Obama as the 'comeback kid'

For a guy who took a 'shellacking' in the midterm elections six weeks ago, President Obama is doing pretty well during this lame-duck political period. Still, his approval rating keeps dropping.
Opinion: A day of reckoning for public pensions: The bills are due, the coffers are empty

Public pensions are driving state and local governments into debt at an unsustainable rate. America must face this fiscal time bomb or these dream benefits will become a nightmare.
Emptier prisons: Inmate population drops for first time in 40 years

The number of inmates in state prisons declined in 2009 after a long upswing. Efforts to control skyrocketing corrections budgets are a key reason.
Opinion: Arizona’s next ugly battle: citizenship for immigrant children

The same state senator behind Arizona’s strict immigration laws is now pushing a troubling bill to ban birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
Want a balanced federal budget? Cut state workers' pay.

On average, state workers make $39.66 an hour, have traditional pensions untouched by stock market moves, and are laid off at one-third the rate of private-sector workers. Considering concerns about the federal budget, are government jobs too cushy?
Opinion: The 2010 Census and Latinos: What race are we?

The 2010 Census has confused Hispanics. It asks one’s race but doesn’t have a Hispanic option. What about 'multiracial,' or brown?
States face serious pension woes: $1 trillion short

States' pension woes only have grown worse in the past year, a new study by the Pew Center for the States finds. This problem can't be laid at the door of the recession.
The Monitor's View: Retirement benefits on the cheap in states

A Pew study finds a $1 trillion gap in state obligations for pensions and health benefits of government workers. Rather than a federal bailout, many states need to follow the reforms of more frugal states.
Pew report: nine states join California in facing fiscal crisis

Ten states from Arizona to Oregon now face a fiscal crisis, says a Pew report. Some economists say additional stimulus is needed to soften the economic impact of impending state budget cuts.
California high court overturns gay marriage ban

Thursday's ruling makes it the second state to legalize same-sex marriage.
California high court overturns gay marriage ban

Thursday's ruling makes it the second state to legalize same-sex marriage.