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The Buzz: E.T., phone home and check your messages from Trump
President Trump says he’ll release files on aliens while Colbert weighs a campaign management career.
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10th District: Dave Paul and Tim Hazelo leading state house
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Comment: What happens now with end of a 2009 EPA climate finding
The Trump administration will move to kill climate regulations. But expect fact-based court challenges.
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Comment: Cap on child care would harm families and employers
Leaving thousands out of a state child care program will be more costly to the state in the…
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Comment: More taxes on health care won’t make state more affordable
Proposals in the Legislature could increase health care costs for workers and businesses.
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Comment: Grok’s digital fakes of real people are criminal assault
First Amendment rights can be protected without allowing unauthorized use of individual’s images.
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Comment: No partisan divide in naming Epstein’s fellow abusers
Party politics don’t explain the obfuscation of the Epstein files. This is about power protecting power.
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Robinson: Three photos tell of Jesse Jackson’s arc of history
The three photos, taken 40 years apart, tell of his civil rights work, political triumph and his witness.
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Comment: Putin doesn’t want peace; he’s playing for more time
The U.S. and Europe need to deny Russia the ability to wait out Ukraine. Economic pressure should be…
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Comment: We honor civil rights heroes only when time allows comfort
The demands of MLK and others made them unpopular in their day. Their challenge to us remains.
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Comment: Focus on inflation misunderstands affordability fears
Inflation has eased, but wage growth and job openings have slowed, adding to families’ budget concerns.
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Comment: Big Oil loses shield as Trump frees it from regulation
Ending emissions regulations seems like a victory, but it exposes the industry to Big Tobacco-like lawsuits.
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Comment: Trump’s election manuevers about more than ego-boosting
The president likely has designs on manipulating the midterms by casting doubt on results.
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Comment: Federal bankers deserve an F on climate threat
In dismissing the financial threat from the climate crisis, Fed bankers set the nation up for failure.
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Comment: The federal agency brain drain will have dire effects
More than 10,000 workers with STEM doctorates are gone. Who will solve crises and innovate for America?
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Comment: Two energy roads, different futures for world’s climate
The paths for fossil fuels and renewables are set, with countries choosing diverging road maps.
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Comment: Revolutionary War fought by ordinary men and women
Early battles, such as at Moore’s Creek Bridge, and won by volunteer loyalists inspired others to join the…
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Comment: Our response when federal disaster help is a disaster
With federal emergency aid in doubt, the state, localities and communities must team up to prepare.
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Comment: Tire dust killing salmon; state must bar chemical’s use
A chemical called 6PPD produces a toxin that kills coho. A ban by 2035 can add to efforts…
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Comment: Hospitals staying true to Congress’ drug discounts
Nonprofit hospitals aren’t abusing the 340B pricing program. The fault lies with profit-taking drugmakers.
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Comment: Maybe we should show the EPA our insurance bills
While it has renounced the ‘endagerment finding’ that directs climate action, insurance costs are only growing.