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U.S.
Rose Mofford, First Woman to Serve as Arizona’s Governor, Dies at 94
A Democrat in a historically Republican state, Ms. Mofford was governor from 1988 to 1991, culminating 50 years in state government.A Roosevelt Democrat. working in an elitist system.
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The Upshot
Americans Appear Willing to Pay for a Carbon Tax Policy
A poll suggests that people are willing, on average, to pay more than an effective climate policy is projected to cost.I am unconvinced by this statistical argument.
The comparison cost is now wrong.
We are more dependent on fossil carbon than we were.
The sampling method does not yield the the public willingness to pay beyond the willingness to pay a specific price.
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Real Estate
Preparing Your Home for Sale
To get the best return on your investment, you need to ensure your home looks its best when it hits the market.Good Advice.
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Magazine
Judge John Hodgman on Meat Eaters at a Vegetarian Wedding
Not everyone has the stomach for the moral high ground, or all that kale.I agree.
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U.S.
Federal Charges for Chicago Officer in Shooting Caught on Video
Officer Marco Proano has been indicted in the 2013 shooting of two black teenagers, who survived.The Chicago police must change their attitude.
Al Capone is dead and so are his allies.
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Opinion
Burdensome Labor Rules
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce criticizes new regulations for federal contractors as redundant and costly.The new rules are burdensome to the Federal government.
The government is willing to pay.
The Chamber of Commerce has no argument.
Its proper response is silence.
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The Upshot
Actually, Income in Rural America Is Growing, Too
A widely reported fact from the new Census Bureau turns out, on closer inspection, to be wrong.Sampling works or it does not work.
Do not argue both ways in the same article.
Rural income has fallen.
Sprawl continues driven by 'real property' taxes.
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Sports
Ethiopian Marathoner Planned His Defiant Gesture
Feyisa Lilesa, who won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics, said his action was a show of solidarity with his people against a repressive government.Ethiopia has had war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
It is an empire that has not been "reconstructed" as a nation state.
Feyisa Lilesa should shelter here as long as he wishes.
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Opinion
Less Than Transparent: Journalists Fault Obama
The Society of Professional Journalists says the Obama administration has not been as transparent as a spokesman claims.Politics continue.
Journalists do not form governments.
Their function is complaint.
These complaints do not help the electorate choose a successor.
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Opinion
When Juries Say Life and Judges Say Death
Evidence suggests that when judges override juries and hand down death sentences, the defendant is more likely to be ultimately exonerated.I do not want to live in Alabama.
The Civil War continues there.
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Sports
Paralympics’ Repair Shop Addresses Athletes’ Equipment Needs
A crew of technicians who hail from 29 countries and speak 26 languages make at least 100 free repairs a day to the wheelchairs, prostheses and even sunglasses of competitors in Rio de Janeiro.Champions.
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N.Y. / Region
As Shelter Population Surges, Housing for Disabled Comes Up Short
Advocates have been fighting for years for accommodations for people with disabilities, and the shortcomings have become more pressing.Triage is necessary.
Resources are always short of need.
If there were no complaints there would be no progress.
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Opinion
A Debate Moderator’s Role
If a candidate lies, the moderator has an obligation to elicit the truth, a writer says.The moderator's job is to enforce the ground rules.
The audience must judge the performance.
The press can do the fact checking after the stage is cleared.
There is no place for a spin room.
Ask the audience or be the audience if you care.
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Books
In ‘Avid Reader,’ a Celebrated Editor as Shepherd and Alchemist
Robert Gottlieb’s memoir is an indispensable publishing history, thick with instruction and useful gossip about his dealings with famous writers.Think of the function as similar to that of the motion picture producer.
A book editor is a book producer.
A book is a work that stands on its own composed of text and graphics which may include pictures.
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Books
The Story Behind This Week’s Best Sellers
Margot Lee Shetterly, whose “Hidden Figures” is No. 7 on the hardcover nonfiction list, says when she was growing up, “the face of science was brown like mine.”The range of human experience is limited.
To lie one must invoke the supernatural.
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U.S.
No Jail Time in Recording Sexual Abuse of 1-Year-Old
An Iowa judge gave Kraigen Grooms, 19, a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of supervised release.The punishment is sadistic.
It is not publicly dramatic.
We no longer burn people at the steak in public.
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Your Money
Buying a Mattress Online Was Easy. Now, About the Return.
Web-based mattress retailers vow they’ll take the product back if it flunks a comfy-sleep test. And they do, but it’s not simple.The texture of a bed is always a problem.
Plastic will not do.
I must leave the choice of a bed to you.
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N.Y. / Region
Julio Gonzalez, Arsonist Who Killed 87 at New York Club in ’90, Dies at 61
Mr. Gonzalez was sentenced to 87 concurrent terms of 25 years for starting the fire, which prompted the city to renew its scrutiny of safety measures at nightclubs.The fire code is the result of painful experience.
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Opinion
Who Is ‘Evil,’ and Who Is the Victim?
There are victims and there are perpetrators, but it can be dangerous to think only in these terms.Straw men do not require thought.
Evil is always personal.
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Your Money
Health Savings Accounts Require Close Attention
With deductibles high, the tax benefits of a health savings account can make sense. But do your homework before signing up.Employment is presumed.
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Always consider the frame.
It presents the image within it.
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