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Father's Day

What My Father Left Me

By Ben Stein | Special to AOL News

The well-known actor and writer reflects on the values his dad, Herbert Stein (pictured at left), passed on to him.

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Learning the Ropes From My Father
-- Rebecca Chace

Fresh Water Crisis -- James G. Workman
Who's the Biggest Environmentalist? -- Tom Rooney
TV Really Does 'Suck' These Days -- David Fagin
200 Years Later, Credit Where Due -- Elaine S. Povich
Glenn Beck and the Overton Window -- Reader Feedback
Colmes Answers His Critics -- Alan Colmes
Obama and the Audacity of ...Oh, Nevermind -- Tim Wise

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Opnion: Learning the Ropes About Sailing, and Life, From Dad

31 minutes ago |Special to AOL News

(June 19) -- We weren't a family that raced -- we sailed. We never had a fancy boat; the biggest sloop my father ever had was 30 feet long, and he shared the ownership with one of his friends. But e ...

Opinion: TV Really Does 'Suck' These Days

20 hours 41 minutes ago |AOL News

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(June 18) -- Is it me or are vampires turning up everywhere? I think if Bram Stoker were alive today, he'd be nauseous. Trust me on this. I have nothing against a good hickey, but this is getting rid ...

Reader Feedback: Glenn Beck and the Overton Window

21 hours 12 minutes ago |AOL News

Richard Drew, AP

(June 18) -- Editors note: The op-ed by TV and radio commentator Glenn Beck ("What's the 'Overton Window' and Why Should You Care?") generated a tremendous amount of reader feedback, both positive an ...

Opinion: Biggest Environmentalist You Never Expected

1 day ago |Special to AOL News

Tom Uhlman, AP

(June 18) -- Sugar is the new health food. Apple is larger than Microsoft. And Wal-Mart is now the world's biggest environmentalist. Bet you didn't see that coming. It wasn't that long ago that Wal-M ...

Opinion: Don't Dry Up Fresh Water to Save Salt Water

1 day 7 hours ago |Special to AOL News

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(June 17) -- In his Oval Office speech on the BP oil spill, President Barack Obama tried to harness our pent-up outrage over the 2.5 million gallons of crude spewing daily into the Gulf of Mexico -- ...

Opinion: Alan Colmes Answers His Critics

1 day 19 hours ago |AOL News

(June 17) -- My piece after President Obama's Tuesday night speech praising him drew some less than positive reactions from readers. A sampling, along with my responses.From: Randy Sent: Wed., June 1 ...

Opinion: 200 Years Later, Credit Where Due

1 day 22 hours ago |AOL News

Carolyn Kaster, AP

(June 17) -- Leaders of the House and Senate, Democratic and Republican, came together Wednesday to unveil two plaques honoring African-American slaves, whose labor and skill helped build the U.S. Ca ...

Opinion: Obama and the Audacity of ... Oh, Never Mind

2 days ago |Special to AOL News

(June 17) -- In the end, a president known for his ability to craft language like no politician in the last half-century may be undone by a speech: in this case, his presentation Tuesday night from t ...

Reader Feedback on Obama's Oval Office Address

2 days ago |AOL News

(June 17) -- Editor's note: Below is a sampling of reader feedback about President Barack Obama's BP oil spill Oval Office speech Tuesday night. The comments have been edited for length and clarity. ...

Debate: Death Penalty Only Hurts Victims' Families

2 days 7 hours ago |Special to AOL News

Trent Nelson, AP

(June 17) -- This week we are, yet again, focused on one celebrity offender. We know his name -- Ronnie Lee Gardner -- and how he wants to die -- by firing squad -- and where he will meet his end -- ...

Debate: Executing Ronnie Lee Gardner Could Save Lives

2 days 7 hours ago |Special to AOL News

(June 17) -- Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, a Utah firing squad will execute condemned murder Ronnie Lee Gardner shortly after midnight tonight. (Utah outlawed firing squads in 2004, but t ...

Opinion: Financial Reforms Threaten Innovative Lending Option

2 days 7 hours ago |Special to AOL News

(June 17) -- Like many young entrepreneurs, Lydia Hamilton had a great idea but lacked the money to start her own business. She knew that few upscale clothing stores in Milwaukee offered fashionable ...