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Opinion

Yes, boldly go

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So much for journalistic objectivity. The BBC science editor covering the launch of Artemis II couldn't contain her enthusiasm when the first plumes of smoke spread out from the launch pad. "Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness!" she exclaimed, clapping like a schoolgirl. As the rocket lifted ...

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Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Another Trump pledge: Drain the swamp. Early 2025, D. Trump removed 18 independent Inspectors General (IG). This left 75 percent of all federal departments without an IG. IGs are nonpartisan, independent agents that Federal employees can safely notify about fraud, waste, abuse ...

The gambling snare

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There is a saying attributed to PT Barnum that goes like this: There is a sucker born every minute. One area of activity that this saying can apply to is gambling. How might it apply? The thought is that there is an inexhaustible supply of people who are willing to be exploited using games on ...

Signs of Spring as Easter arrives

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Spring comes in spits and sputters. A beautiful sun-basted day is followed by howling northwest wind, followed by snow/rain, followed by south wind, leading to a beautiful sun-basted day. Winter is slow to let go its grip. March can be unsure of its season. But it is April. Spring will win ...

In Today’s NBA, Beliefs Can Be a Firing Offense

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There are plenty of things an NBA player can do and still keep his job. League history is littered with examples: players involved in off-court scandals, arrests, even allegations of serious violence. Time and again, teams and the league have found ways to look past behavior that, in most ...

Is Trump ‘tanking’ the Republican Party?

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When the Republican Party has lost 30 state legislative special elections in a row since President Donald Trump's re-election, when all the governor elections in 2025 were also lost, and a historic number of Republicans in Congress have opted not to seek re-election, it has to make you think ...