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Opinion
The Beach Boondoggle
Why is the federal government pouring sand that’s only going to wash away?Retreat is seen as defeat.
Defeat is unacceptable.
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Real Estate
$1.2 Million Homes in Mississippi, Utah and Oklahoma
A riverfront house in Gulfport, Miss., a modern in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a converted stable in Tulsa, Okla.Mississippi has the space but it is in Mississippi.
Utah lacks private space. The same for Oklahoma.
All have modern kitchens.
All have more inside space than I.want.
Let us build.
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Magazine
Can a Woman Pretend to Be a Lesbian to Get a Couples’ Discount?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on who is hurt when you bend the truth for a small personal gain, whether the punishment for breaking a resolution should ever be giving money to an organization you abhor and more.LUG, Lesbian Until Graduation, is a traditional way to avoid unwelcome male attention.
Recovery from an addiction is a constant effort. Repeated failure is common.
Recovery must continue.
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Business Day
Special Tax on Women: Trump Tape Is a Reminder of the Cost of Harassment
The boorish and aggressive behavior of some men isn’t just offensive; it results in real opportunity costs to women.Trump is not the next president.
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U.S.
Supreme Court Weighs Bias and Secrecy in Jury Deliberations
The justices seemed to struggle over whether jury deliberations should stay secret when evidence emerges that they were marred by racial or ethnic bias.We are promised a jury of our peers.
The jury's deliberations should stay secret.
Jury selection is public.
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Food
Making Sous Vide Simplify Work for You
The key to embracing the often-lengthy process: Think beyond the single steak.It should work.
Eggs are a natural at 184 f.
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N.Y. / Region
As Silence Follows Bronx Mother’s Killing, Commissioner Focuses on Trust
Addressing a group city leaders on Tuesday, New York City’s police commissioner said previous tactics had, at times, “lost focus” on keeping people safe.The police are blaming the victims.
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Books
Kenneth Woodward Untangles Some Political Strands in American Religion
In “Getting Religion,” the longtime Newsweek religion editor Kenneth Woodward looks at half a century of American spiritual life.As long as secular government dominates the news, the news reporting will remain secular.
Religion is news when it attempts to manipulate government.
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Opinion
Donald Trump, ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault
“The casual, behind-closed-doors sexism that Mr. Trump excuses directly feeds male entitlement and rape culture,” one reader writes.Donald Trump will not be president.
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Food
A Food Hall Lures the Lunch Crowd in Chicago
Revival Food Hall in the city’s Loop offers a kaleidoscope of local foods.Road food to my mind.
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Real Estate
The Citi Bike Ride to the East Village
For a Minneapolis transplant, a one-bedroom place seemed out of reach. Then he found a way to expand his options.Not for me now.
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N.Y. / Region
Queens Doctor Is Charged in Woman’s Death After Abortion Procedure
The doctor, Robert Rho, pleaded not guilty after he was charged in Queens with second-degree manslaughter in the death of a patient from abortion complications.Sadly complications happen.
They are rare.
"Right to Life" activists prosecute what they can.
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N.Y. / Region
For Hindus on Long Island, a New Temple 3 Decades in the Making
The spiritual center in Melville, N.Y., which was completed mostly by volunteers, includes an assembly hall, a dining area, an indoor basketball court and classrooms.OK
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U.S.
Jacob Neusner, Judaic Scholar Who Forged Interfaith Bonds, Dies at 84
Professor Neusner, a leading historian of Jewish rabbinical texts, published over 900 books devoted to comparative religion, history and legal theory.How much thought per book?
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Business Day
Creating a Pastry Chef From Scratch
The demand for people who are practiced in dessert-making is increasing, but the wages of pastry chefs have not kept pace. Restaurants are hiring dessert makers they can train.There is always demand for cheap skilled help.
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Your Money
Spending More Just to ‘Save’ Money Is a Self-Defeating Strategy
Letting the savings tail wag the spending dog is not a good plan, a financial adviser writes.Yes.
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N.Y. / Region
Retrial in Etan Patz Case Starts With a Tough Question: Who Can Sit on the Jury?
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are moving with caution in selecting a jury, trying to pick people who would not have preconceived notions. That has created a process the judge calls “extraordinarily long.”There should be no retrial in this prosecution.
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U.S.
Hurricane Plunges a North Carolina Town’s Future Into Doubt
The flooding after the storm had a special sting in Fair Bluff, N.C., which has tried with grit and heart to remake itself amid economic shifts.Flood plain development is not a good idea.
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U.S.
Marijuana Arrests Outnumber Those for Violent Crimes, Study Finds
The arrests last year took place even as social attitudes toward the drug changed. A disproportionate number of those arrested are African-Americans.Grass is a poor excuse for ruined lives.
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