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Opinion
A Better Way to Raise Incomes
Expanding the earned-income tax credit will do more to fight poverty than raising the minimum wage.Unionization empowers workers to bargain effectively for wages.
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Opinion
Nuclear Power, to Tide Us Over
Readers see the coming of a lower carbon footprint, or not.The need for fission power is obvious to me.
It need not be the fission power of sixty years ago.
Let the design engineers think the problems through.
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U.S.
Court Strikes Down Obama Health Care Rule on Insurance Standards
A federal appeals court said the Obama administration must allow the sale of “fixed indemnity” insurance, generally a less comprehensive policy.The ruling will be appealed and the rule rewritten.
Birth control is a right.
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World
Oscar Pistorius Is Sentenced to 6 Years for Murder of Girlfriend
A South African judge gave the athlete less than the 15-year minimum requested by prosecutors.Is there justice in double jeopardy?
The pain of third parties has no place in our courts.
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Science
Female Elephants Follow in Their Mothers’ Footsteps
The elephants are dealing with their emergency as best they can.
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Food
Gotham Bar & Grill Dry-Aged Steaks to Cook at Home
Niman Ranch prime strips from the restaurant or the wholesaler.https://www.omahabeefcompany.com/store/cart.php
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Opinion
Elie Wiesel, ‘the Very Conscience of the World’
Readers mourn his death and honor his legacy.The hunter outlived his game.
He never made the philosophical transition to the root problem.
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N.Y. / Region
Woman Convicted of Manslaughter in Beating of Half Brother at Church
Sarah Ferguson, 33, was acquitted of murder in the episode at Word of Life Christian Church in upstate New York, during which another half brother was injured.I do not want this group for neighbors.
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Magazine
Should the United States Save Tangier Island From Oblivion?
It’s the kind of choice that climate change will be forcing over and over.That it should does not mean that it will.
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Magazine
Marie Kondo and the Ruthless War on Stuff
The author of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” is embarking on a new venture: training an army of emissaries to declutter the American home.I am not able to preserve my midden.
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U.S.
Ex-Georgia Officer Investigated in Deaths of 3 Dogs
Lt. Daniel Peabody was charged with animal cruelty after his dog died in a hot car. He has since come under suspicion in the deaths of two other animals.It is not an act of kindness to keep a disabled dog.
Lt. Daniel Peabody may be suffering from dementia.
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Science
Consciousness: The Mind Messing With the Mind
Science is struggling to figure out if we, or even a thermostat, truly possess matter beyond the physical.The mind exists in the body and the body instructs the mind.
The mind also instructs the body.
The mind has no separate existence.
Our understanding of the world includes our existence.
Our understanding of the world includes our finite ability to manipulate the world.
People attempt to make their worlds more to their liking.
More is not required.
Decoration is possible.
Like an operating computer, the code goes away if the power fails.
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Magazine
Should I Hire a P.I. to Investigate a Relative’s Boyfriend?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on when you suspect a family member is being abused and whether to hold a low-income neighbor responsible for vet bills when her dog attacks yours.I am shown a pair of problems.
I have nothing better to suggest than the offered thoughts.
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Books
Making a Case for ‘The Voyeur’s Motel’ by Gay Talese
This account of a Peeping Tom’s career has drawn criticism. But as literature, it succeeds — as a morally complex and sometimes bleakly funny book.I will not make an effort to read this book.
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N.Y. / Region
Funeral Held for Murdered Brooklyn Pizzeria Owner as Police Seek Suspect
Louis Barbati, owner of L&B Spumoni Gardens, was fatally shot in front of his home last week; the authorities released a video showing a man being sought in the case.No progress.
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Books
Review: Jonah Lehrer’s ‘A Book About Love’ Is Another Unoriginal Sin
The disgraced Mr. Lehrer returns from cultural exile with a book that tries to explain the dynamics of love — but it is insolently familiar.Consigned to the nether regions.
https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Making-Enemies-Dover-History/dp/0486218759/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1467870109&sr=8-2&keywords=the+gentle+art+of+making+enemies
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World
A Remote Pacific Nation, Threatened by Rising Seas
Climate change is threatening the livelihoods of the people of tiny Kiribati, and even the island nation’s existence. The government is making plans for the island’s demise.We have a responsibility through climate change.
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Opinion
The Export-Import Bank, Held Hostage
A former Republican appointee to the bank chastises Senator Richard Shelby for his inaction on allowing the bank to fully function.The service to trade is vital.
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Food
What to Cook This Week
Prep for the holiday cookout, but don’t forget to take some time to cook for yourself.A few days of eating out.
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Books
This Book of Essays by the Head Writer of ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Is Hilarious
In 24 short pieces, a comedy writer and producer tells what happens when a tomboy grows up.Bedtime reading?
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