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In the pages of this newspaper, I read with dismay of school budgets rejected and of schools closed — budget after budget, school after school. What is this madness, that sweeps our state with the ...

Rather than dismantling barriers to entry, reserved seats may inadvertently reinforce them. They send an unspoken message ...

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The group of people was "scientifically selected" to represent the electorate in all its political, cultural, and demographic ...

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Donald Trump’s administration is forcing horrible conditions upon a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and ...