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HOBBY LOBBY CASE AFFECTS REAL PEOPLE’S LIVES

“The vast majority of Americans believe that birth control should be open and available , legal and accessible  – even among religious groups.  A huge percentage of Catholics support this today.”  – Ellis Henican   The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in what’s come to be known as the Hobby Lobby case. The Affordable…

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IT’S MADNESS TO NOT PAY NCAA PLAYERS

“NCAA’s true March Madness: not paying the players”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, March 23, 2014 From 64 to 16 to 4 to 1: You can tear up your NCAA brackets right now. We already know who’s winning this year. The top-tier college coaches with their seven-figure salaries. The TV networks with their $700,000 Final Four 30-second…

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WHAT’S FAIR? UNPAID NCAA ATHLETES? (this…and more)

“This is an indefensible system where every single body else makes money except the actual players on the field or court.” – Ellis Henican   It was March Madness on RNN’s  “Richard French Live” when Ellis Henican fielded questions about whether NCAA athletes ought to be paid,  the GOP’s assertion that if you’re poor in America…

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March 21, 2014

FRED PHELPS, R.I.A.: That’s Rest in Agony. There’s no debating the vile nature of the I-Hate-Fags “reverend.” And let’s concede it’s normally bad form to speak ill of the freshly dead. But he deserves a send-off at least half as cruel as his chosen way of honoring the Lord. Let’s see who pickets HIS funeral.…

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March 17, 2014

ON THE MYSTERY JET: Right this second, I’m liking the “pilot was a political activist” angle. Might change as the day goes on, but it is intriguing, and it is new. CRIMEA: I’ve been trying to think of the right analogy for the lopsided pro-Russia vote: Not since–what? Not since WHO ran against WHO have…

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THE MISSING-PLANE “EXPERTS”

“Vanished Malaysia jet baffles know-it-alls”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, March 15 2014 Everyone’s an expert on everything now, including what’s wrong with Washington, which movie deserves Best Picture and what could possibly cause a crowded jetliner on a clear day to fall unexpectedly from the sky. A solid week after Malaysia 370 evaporated from the radar,…

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SOCIAL STORYTELLER

Police commissioner Ray Kelly, NFL coach Sean Payton, Navy SEAL commander Rorke Denver, baseball great Dwight Gooden, Florida governor Charlie Crist, furniture titan John Bassett III, NASCAR legend Michael Waltrip—they’ve all turned to Ellis for help sharing their remarkable stories with the world. And why not? We are blessed today with a hugely powerful array…

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