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Endorsement for Trimont Mayor Letter to the editor: Bruce Borntrager and I grew up together here in Trimont. Through the years, I have known Bruce as an upstanding citizen, businessman, and someone who has always been involved in our community. I served as Mayor of Trimont for 15 years, and for approximately seven of those years Bruce served with me on the City Council. I saw firsthand the knowledge and common sense he brought to the table. As a longtime businessman, Bruce understood finances, the importance of asking questions, and that decisions involving taxpayer dollars needed ...

Who is Ilhan Omar?

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Much of Ilhan Omar's family story is a black box, but we are presumably about to learn more about it. Federal authorities raided her Washington, D.C., residence in what's reportedly a probe related to her immigration paperwork. The congresswoman has alleged an effort to weaponize federal ...

MAGA masculinity: Protesting too much

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We've seen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lifting weights in snug Levis, sweat pouring down his naked muscled chest. Last February, the secretary of health and human services was "giving body" in the "Rock Out Workout" video. A jeans-clad Kennedy flexes alongside Kid Rock in black shorts, then strips ...

Does AI deserve human rights?

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You can't be cruel to a toaster; inanimate objects don't feel pain. You can't be cruel to a computer program, either, even if programs like Microsoft Word often seem pretty cruel to us. Yet the artificial intelligence company Anthropic insists its product is different: Starting next ...

A botched execution shakes our attitudes toward the death penalty

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Almost a week after receiving a double shot of a lethal execution drug, Christa Pike woke up in a Nashville, Tennessee, hospital, handcuffed to a bed and, according to one of her lawyers, "angry and confused." Indeed, anger and confusion is pretty much where this horrifying episode leaves ...

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Kudos to the People of Fairmont To the editor: A 1975 FHS Class Reunion brought me to town for Homecoming last weekend. The school and city-wide pride for the students was amazing and overwhelming. The parade, PIE pregame dinner and football game complete with marching band, were all full of positive energy and community strength. A group of us played mini-golf at the free city course.  We had a blast!  An impressive attraction for city residents and visitors alike. While in town we had a delicious dinner at Silo 67, a visit to The Hub and The Hive, bought books at the new ...