The Florida governor’s hypocrisy, his secession of convenience from the ideal of the larger us, suggests a different model of Americanism.
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Commentary: Canada is doing its part to protect right whales
There has been a steady drumbeat eager to ‘Blame Canada’ for the plight of North Atlantic right whales.
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Commentary: Fentanyl feels like the monster coming for our kids. What should parents say?
Children are being poisoned by fentanyl, a deadly opioid. Here’s how a family therapist suggests telling kids about it.
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Commentary: Hurricane Fiona devastated Puerto Rico. When will these Americans get support?
Each community across the archipelago faces its own obstacles, but all share the awareness that we cannot rely on a federal and a local government that have chronically failed us.
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Jim Fossel: McCarthy’s ‘agenda’ does Republicans no favors
It turns out everything Kevin McCarthy is willing to commit to in policy can fit on one sheet.
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The Maine Millennial: Illegal immigration has America’s blessing
Politicians and big business benefit from undocumented immigrants in different ways.
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The humble Farmer: Unexpected parallels between dishwashers and newspaper columns
Not owning a dishwasher is like never shopping at a big-box store – it gives one a warm feeling of superiority.
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Commentary: Portland’s Question 2 hands too much power to a single politician
Urging a ‘no’ vote, two former mayors say the governance proposal would dramatically restructure city government in harmful ways.
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Commentary: Biden administration offers thoughts and prayers on equal rights amendment. Can it do more?
In fact, it’s the direct responsibility of the administration to publish the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Leonard Pitts: Let’s not be too smug about how Iran oppresses women
There is an understanding among men that women’s bodies are community property, ours to regulate, approve, criticize and use as we see fit.