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TURES COLUMN: Why you should support reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act

One of the key battlegrounds in Congress that you might not have heard about is the latest attempt to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, October 9, 2021 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: When people soured on Afghanistan and what polls say about war withdrawal

As American troops left Afghanistan, the political question on everyone’s mind is whether or not this would hurt President Joe Biden at the polls. When ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, October 1, 2021 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: No reason to hate the NFL playing ‘The Black National Anthem’

There’s a real excitement about the NFL, as fans showed up and tuned in to games, with any talk of a boycott a distant memory. ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, September 17, 2021 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Doing our part to protect police officers from COVID-19

When I was a college student, my friends and I went to see “Lethal Weapon 3,” which covered the scourge of “cop killer” bullets, capable ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, September 11, 2021 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Doha deal doomed the Afghan regime and our U.S. military mission

As our Afghan government collapsed in August, Americans wondered aloud what happened.  When you read the Doha Agreement from 2020, you’ll see exactly why our ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, September 3, 2021 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: African-Americans are not responsible for the COVID-19 Delta surge

With the Delta Variant of COVID-19 spreading throughout the United States, and deaths are rising again, everyone’s looking for a scapegoat. It shouldn’t surprise anyone ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, August 27, 2021 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Red states led vaccination rates under Trump, but not anymore

Is there political bias in vaccination rates? Our study goes one step beyond any other analysis.  We found that red states led in vaccination rates ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, August 20, 2021 11:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Mask mandates may have more support in Troup County

One of the biggest debates in Troup County has been over whether to require unvaccinated kids to wear a mask in schools, after the Troup ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: What I learned from Bobby Bowden

I only met him once. I never was in a classroom with him. And this isn’t a Zoom thing. But that doesn’t mean the longtime ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, August 13, 2021 11:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Is sexual harassment in politics a ‘partisan affair?’

Whether it’s a governor of New York, or a former governor of Missouri, an ex-Minnesota Senator, or perhaps even a one-time U.S. president, there have ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, August 7, 2021 10:30 am

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