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Parker: Mark Sanford, welcome back to Washington

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:17:54 -0400

By STAR PARKER - Put me down as happy to see former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford coming back to Washington. He handily defeated Elizabeth Colbert Busch in Tuesday's special election for a House seat he himself once held.

Henry: Gay athlete Jason Collins gets points for coming...

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:26:40 -0400

By REG HENRY - Nostalgia grows old, but there's a part of me that wishes that sports news was, you know, still about sports.

Editorial: Jason Collins smashes one of male sports' last...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:22:03 -0400

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters - There was a faint whiff of orchestration in Jason Collins' disclosure of his sexuality, beginning with his first-person declaration on Sports Illustrated's website:

Reaction to Jason Collins coming out as gay

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:46:14 -0400

Reaction from NBA veteran Jason Collins' first-person account published in Sports Illustrated, as he came out as the first gay male player in the four major American professional sports:

Collins gets plenty of support after coming out

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:43:39 -0400

Jason Collins nearly got Rick Welts into $200 worth of trouble.