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Progressives won’t like it, but a more moderate message is needed to fight and then defeat Trump.
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As conservative commentators breathlessly defended Trump’s tariffs, he was already preparing to punt.
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That a conspiracy theorist can easily convince Trump to toss long-trusted advisers is alarming.
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The electricity provider’s move to join an Arkansas-based market could prove costly to PUD ratepayers.
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That’s the thing about court opinions; you have to actually read them to understand them.
The imbalance in trade with other countries isn’t a loss for the U.S.; it’s a sign of our economic strength.
How best to provide fire and EMS services to the city requires more study and consideration.
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A new blood screening test can find cancers earlier, improving outcomes. Make it part of Medicare.
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Canned cocktails with similar alcohol volume are levied different taxes, based on how they’re made.
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The longer they are in control, the more their reality-distortion fields affect their judgment.
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Trump’s tariffs will cede clean tech innovation to China and others that will be difficult to rebuild.
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The child of Jamaican immigrants, Powell saw more power to motivate in optimism than in fear.
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Lawyers are critical to the judicial system’s checks. That withers if they bow to Trump to protect their firms.
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If state funding isn’t preserved, recent progress will be lost and costs elsewhere will increase.
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Boys will always be boys, but now they’re dealing with indifference on one side and toxic messages on the other.
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One way of ‘paying’ for the cuts would be ending municipal bonds’ tax-free status, making them less profitable.
The Conversation
What the highest tariffs in decades could mean for U.S. maufacturing, jobs and the economy.
State lawmakers have proposed new revenues that fund schools and other work and make taxes more fair.
Diseases such as TB are easily treated. Withholding aid unnecessarily threatens lives around the world.
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Legislation in Olympia would add emphasis to federal price transparency laws for hospital services.
