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Category: National Politics

Political Primer: systemic racism

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022
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National Politics

          With elected Republicans abandoning reality, it behooves others to explain points of the political dialogue that GOPQ leaders lie about or deny altogether.           Here’s what systemic racism looks like, as reported by NPR’s Jill Sheridan:           A black

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Thought police mobilize again

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022
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National Politics

          In the continuing Republican attack on the republic in which we stand, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill last week to collect the most personal of private information on everyone involved in the state’s higher education system.          

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Habitability top priority

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022
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Climate Crisis, National Politics

          President Joe Biden had a successful trip to Europe earlier this month. The main item on the Biden agenda was to assure our allies – and enemies – that the United States is again in the hands of a

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Cross-pollination enriches cultures

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022
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National Politics

          A study released at the first of June reported that mockingbirds do not mimic the songs of other birds. Rather, they create variations on the other tunes – emphasize that creativity.           We have no word whether other birds

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Fantasies rule Republicans

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021
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Editorial, National Politics

          Having often “hiked alone instead of staying home,” I have developed a high sense of pareidolia, that daydreaming ability to see faces and fanciful figures in clouds, rock formations, driftwood or even smaller objects. This “talent” determines most of

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Choosing delusions distorts reality

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021
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Editorial, National Politics

          The sign at the local deli promised free fries with any meal. I ordered a meal and chose two sides. As the clerk was wishing me “a blessed day,” I asked about the free fries.           She explained that

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Republicans drop local control plank

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021
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Editorial, National Politics

          I have a good memory, always have had. Back in college I was pals with four guys from another town. I had heard their stories often enough that I was consulted as a reference as to who said which

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Second Amendment Sanctuaries

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021
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Editorial, National Politics

Second Amendment sanctuary (SAS), also known as a gun sanctuary, is a state, county or locality in the United States that has adopted laws or resolutions that oppose, or purport to prohibit or impede, the enforcement of certain gun control

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Cost of bigotry could be heavy

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021
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Editorial, National Politics

          As I write, Senate Bill 2 is on the governor’s desk. It would ban transgender athletes from participating in sports in Oklahoma at any level.           It was introduced in the Senate by local Sen. Toni Hasenback. One of

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Trust science; we usually do

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021
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Climate Crisis, Editorial, National Politics

          I got up early last week to watch the Ingenuity helicopter’s first flight on Mars. A mere 184.46 million miles away, Ingenuity sat on the Martian surface awaiting commands from the control room full of bright young faces at the

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