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Opinion

Identity Crisis

By LINDA GREENHOUSE | Mar 19th 2015

A Wisconsin case offers the Supreme Court an opportunity to block a systemic assault on the right to vote.

Voting Rights Act (1965); Elections, Attorneys General 

Yes.

We must all vote our interests every time.

We are democrats.

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

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World

Indonesia Postpones Drug-Case Executions Amid Legal Challenges

By JOE COCHRANE | Mar 19th 2015

Government officials said it could take months to resolve appeals by two Australians and several others sentenced to die for drug crimes.

Drug Abuse and Traffic; Capital Punishment 

Going through the legal system is the proper way.

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Sports

Cavaliers, Down Early, Rout Nets

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 19th 2015

J. R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov scored 17 points apiece, Kyrie Irving had 10 assists and Cleveland shook off a slow start to win its 14th straight home game, 117-92, over the Nets.

Basketball 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/16/sports/ncaabasketball/ncaa-womens-bracket.html

Real Estate

Streetcar Revival Is Wavering in Some Cities

By EUGENE L. MEYER | Mar 17th 2015

Drivers hate them.

U.S.

Letter Bound for White House Tests Positive for Cyanide

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR | Mar 17th 2015

Your Money

Is Your Babysitter an Employee? It Matters to Tax Liability

By ANN CARRNS | Mar 13th 2015

 

Hire an

Business Day

Japan’s Recovery Is Complicated by a Decline in Household Savings

By JONATHAN SOBLE | Mar 19th 2015 

A low savings rate is a good sign at the zero lower bound.

It shows an expectation of healthy inflation.

 

 

Opinion

An Ancient Civics Lesson

By MELISSA LANE | Mar 19th 2015

How Athens and Rome empowered the poor.

Roman Civilization; Greek Civilization; Income Inequality; Politics and Government; Law and Legislation; Democracy (Theory and Philosophy) 

The press has abandoned its duty to create an informed and engaged populace.

Government exists to maintain the "common"

All public spaces and services are held in common.

Business Day

Failed by Law and Courts, Troops Come Home to Repossessions

By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and MICHAEL CORKERY | Mar 16th 2015

 

Yes

World

A Cricket Match, With Politics in the Spotlight

By GARDINER HARRIS | Mar 18th 2015

Royal College and St. Thomas’ College, bastions of privilege that have groomed Sri Lanka’s leaders for nearly two centuries, have competed in cricket every March for 136 years.

Cricket (Game); Youth  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket

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

A leisurely game at which few can excel.

Technology

Video Feature: Apps for Tracking Fitness and Losing Weight

By KIT EATON | Mar 18th 2015

Several free iOS and Android apps offer various ways to track and encourage exercise.

Mobile Applications; Exercise; Android (Operating System); iOS (Operating System) 

I hate to be nagged.

Opinion

Deadliest Country For Kids

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF | Mar 19th 2015

Oil and diamonds give Angola a wealth that is rare in sub-Saharan Africa, yet it has the highest rate of under-5 child mortality in the world.

Babies and Infants; Children and Childhood; Deaths (Fatalities); Third World and Developing Countries 

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

N.Y. / Region

Grimm Associate Is Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Mar 17th 2015

 

Moot.

Opinion

America’s Freight Railroads Are Investing in Safety

Mar 19th 2015

The Association of American Railroads and the Railway Supply Institute respond to an Op-Ed article, “Dangerous Trains, Aging Rails.”

Railroads; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Railroad Accidents and Safety 

Rampant self interest.

World

Battle for Aden Airport Stokes Fears of Wider Conflict in Yemen

By SAEED AL BATATI and KAREEM FAHIM | Mar 19th 2015

At least three people were killed as rival factions fought for control of the airport, which was forced to shut down, according to witnesses and security officials.

Airport Security; Defense and Military Forces 

Religious war within Islam.

Technology

Video: App Smart | Tech Your Way To Fitness

Kit Eaton | Mar 18th 2015

Opinion

Don’t Exclude Latinos

Mar 16th 2015

Janet Alvarez of the Campaign for Fair Latino Representation writes that there is “a disturbing blind spot” in New York City’s commitment to diversity.

Hispanic-Americans; Culture (Arts); Local Government 

All must vote.

Science

Why Icicles Look the Way They Do

By JAMES GORMAN | Mar 16th 2015

I like spring.

U.S.

West Virginia: More Guilty Pleas for Polluting River

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 18th 2015

Two former employees at Freedom Industries pleaded guilty to a pollution charge Wednesday in a chemical spill that fouled a tap water supply last year.

Water Pollution; Hazardous and Toxic Substances 

Maintaining the common.

Sports

Forgoing the Pews to Minister to the Big East’s Benches

By BRENDAN PRUNTY | Mar 13th 2015

Most of the conference’s colleges are Catholic, and at this week’s tournament, half of the teams had members of the clergy on the bench.

Basketball (College); Chaplains 

The private colleges have the right.