Friday, May 26, 2017

@11:00, 5/26/17

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N.Y. / Region

The Lollipop Guild Rides Again

An extremely gentle bank robbery on the Upper East Side.

Free is always bait.

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Opinion

In Tulsa ‘Not Guilty’ Verdict, Echoes of Historic Injustice

Memories of the city’s race riot informed our reaction to the latest police-shooting acquittal.

There will be a next time.
There must be a change of venue, federal charges followed by a conviction.  Willful murder may then be found locally.

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U.S.

A Journalist Was Body Slammed? Some Conservatives Await the Media’s Apology

The treatment of a reporter by Greg Gianforte, the Republican candidate in a Montana special election, merited disgust to amused mockery, depending on who you asked.

Conservatives cannot dispute facts.
Greg Gianforte has apologized.

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U.S.

New Orleans Mayor’s Message on Race

In a speech after Confederate monuments were taken down, Mayor Mitch Landrieu made it clear how much racial attitudes needed to change.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu was gentle.

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U.S.

Amy Reed, Doctor Who Fought a Risky Medical Procedure, Dies at 44

Dr. Reed and her husband turned a personal calamity into a crusade to spare other women from the medical procedure that harmed her.

The procedure is a failure.

Use a different approach.

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N.Y. / Region

Jim Johnson Delves Into His Personal History as Candidate for Governor

Mr. Johnson says he has built his campaign for governor of New Jersey on the core values of the civil rights movement — justice and equality.

New Jersey needs different leadership.

Jim Johnson should be part of it.

The whole system should improve.

Improvement has yet to be defined.

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N.Y. / Region

For Forgotten Veterans, a Dignified End

Some 50 veterans die poor and alone in New York City each year. A network of former military peers makes sure they receive a dignified send-off with all due ceremony.

The dead have no dignity.

Dignity is for the living.

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U.S.

Since Ouster, Sheriff Arpaio Has Lots of Time, but Not for Regrets

The Arizona sheriff, tough on inmates and accused of targeting Latinos in Maricopa County, reflects on his reputation and his decades in law enforcement.

Joe Arpaio has lost his job and his legitimacy.

He knows he is not sheriff.
He does not know he is wrong.


N.Y. / Region

Christie Warns of Summer Detours Into Hoboken for Many N.J. Transit Riders

The New Jersey governor said that Amtrak plans to divert trains on the Morris & Essex line during weeks of track closings at Penn Station in New York.

There are no external costs.
New Jersey Transit must pay its share of the costs of the terminal at Pennsylvania Station.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard

Alternative Facts do not apply to track failures.

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Opinion

Get Married, Get Healthy? Maybe Not.

A new study challenges the myth that marriage is a magic potion.

People are obligate social.
A simple social arrangement is the pair bond.

Prisoners in solitary confinement go insane.


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