As much as it is important to use the observance to reevaluate our understanding of the past, we must do so in a way that foregrounds the future, as well.
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How to fix the U.S. labor shortage? Provide decent child care.
High-quality, affordable child care aids child development, acts as an anti-poverty measure and supports family stability. Particularly in this inflationary season, child-care costs that are outpacing average inflation are vacuuming up funds that otherwise could go to offset higher gas and food prices, to say nothing of helping families get ahead.
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Mass surveillance in schools won’t solve mass shootings
In the wake of a steady increase of school shootings in the United States, schools are eager to find ways to better protect their students, even as overall incidents of violence have dropped in the last two decades. But the steps they are taking risk reinforcing an unhealthy culture of surveillance without actually preventing violence.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Republicans, don’t you want to be free?
How many years has it been since each of you was your own man or woman, unfettered by the burden of lies, alibis and pretending not to see?
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Uncategorized
Joseph Philippon: Lewiston is, and has always been, a place of diversity. We must move forward as one.
I know too many people in this community who have been harassed and tormented because of the color of their skin or their religious beliefs.
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Dave Griffiths: Stop abusing my language!
Trust me. Self-editing for clarity feels good.
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Froma Harrop: The moral blanks at the center of our government
Asked whether the violence on Jan. 6 was justified, Gen. Michael Flynn needed time with his lawyer. He finally squeaked out a request for elaboration. Was this a moral question or a legal question? Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said, “Both.” And so Flynn took the Fifth on both.
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Ruben Navarrette: This Fourth of July, let’s stop criticizing America and count our blessings
Whether they’re storming the U.S. Capitol on the right, or threatening Supreme Court justices over abortion on the left, many Americans seem to be forgetting know how good they have it. They should be ashamed.
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Building a wonderful life in the US is a father’s legacy
He taught his children that a good life is a life lived in service.
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Cal Thomas: A personal story
My late daughter became pregnant before marriage and delivered a daughter. That daughter grew up, became a nurse, and now has two children of her own. One of her children was also conceived out of wedlock. He has grown into a handsome and intelligent young man.