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Comment: Relaxing fuel-effiency won’t be much help to consumers
Vehicles aren’t likely to become much cheaper and you’ll pay for more gas. Automakers will benefit, though.
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Comment: GOP Tenn. win offers little solace for 2026 prospects
The Republican won by 9 points but it’s a margin dwarfed by Trump’s win in 2024, mimicking other…
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Comment: Trump’s curbs on immigration threat to Social Security
Pursuing ‘reverse immigration’ will cut into the labor market and the benefit’s source of support.
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Comment: Trump’s common-man anger has lost its focus, purpose
What’s different now is where he could once shape the public zeitgeist, he now appears out of touch.
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Comment: Claims of vaccine deaths need to produce the data
Relying on unsubstantiated claims of children’s deaths could increase mistrust and lead to deaths.
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Comment: Latest BP pipeline spill proves why a river’s rights matter
Had a citizen’s initiative survived a legal challenge it might have ensured BP paid full remediation.
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Comment: Driving impaired at .05 BAC; law should reflect that
The state’s impaired driving law needs a lower blood alcohol limit, a senator and former sheriff says.
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Comment: Federal, states’ policies starving farms in the West
Tariffs and trade disputes, coupled with state taxes and regulations are eating farm profits.
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Comment: Hegseth facing fussilade of questions over boat strike
The demand for answers is coming from both parties in House and Senate, where few back the ‘War’…
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Comment: Zillow axing climate risk data doesn’t elimate risk
Sellers and their agents would rather not talk about risks, but buyers should demand info or beware.
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Comment: Campbell’s should have defended more than its soup
A leaked conversation disparaged employees and customers; two important ingredients for a company.
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Comment: Rationale to disobey illegal orders has solemn history
The justification is based on the events of the Nuremberg trials and concerned Germany and the entire world.
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Comment: Here’s how Trump can make his tariff rebates work well
Just don’t tell him the idea uses Canada’s approach regarding rebates for its consumption tax.
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Comment: Prosecute fraud; not entire communities of immigrants
Trump’s accusations against Somalis in Minnesota are unfocused and tar innocent individuals.
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Comment: ‘Dimming’ the sun is a bad idea; tech bros make it worse
Deflecting the sun’s rays to cool the climate has many drawbacks. Government should rein in proposals.
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Comment: Why isn’t ICE stopped? Two branches won’t check third.
A permissive Supreme Court and a subservient Congress is content to allow civil rights abuses to continue.
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Comment: Supreme Court offers GOP best shot to hold the House
The gerrymandering spree is a response to the possibility of Democrats retaking the House next year.
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Comment: Ensuring food aid nourishes people’s bodies and dignity
Food banks and programs like SNAP need to take steps to prevent social stigma from discouraging their use.
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Comment: Monroe peer-to-peer program builds hope behind bars
Monroe Correctional Center’s Peer Resource Program makes the most of second chances for those incarcerated.
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Comment: HIV/AIDS isn’t death sentence, but work must continue
New infections are on the decline here, but focus can’t be lost on research, testing and prevention.