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Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31, 2022, as justices hear arguments about affirmative-action admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Eric Lee

Column: Case against affirmative action is weak

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsNovember 7, 2022

Column: Trapped by their own voters

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsOctober 24, 2022

Students walk through the halls at Forestdale Elementary School in Springfield, Va., on Aug. 22, 2022. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Craig Hudson.

Column: Fear is killing our schools

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsOctober 1, 2022

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Column: Civics class is where democracy begins

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsSeptember 19, 2022

Column: Trump doesn’t merit readmission

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsAugust 27, 2022

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Column: The last things teachers need is to carry guns

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsAugust 6, 2022

Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., left, is joined by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on stage at a rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon, Ill., Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Mike Sorensen/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)

Column: Civics education combats societal decay

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsJuly 25, 2022

Abortion-rights activist rally at the Indiana Statehouse following Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Saturday, June 25, 2022 in Indianapolis. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, although the timing of those laws taking effect varies. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Column: Unthinkable after 50 years

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsJuly 9, 2022

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Column: Perception, not reality, drives America’s crime policy

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsJune 12, 2022

A child writes a message on a cross at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Column: The real illness is America’s apathy on gun violence

by Steve Nelson For the Valley NewsMay 29, 2022