Articles filed under Politics
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How 'Grinch bots' are inflating holiday toy prices - and what lawmakers want to do about itNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Were your Cyber Monday deals not as attractive as you had hoped? Lawmakers say "cyber-grinch" bots might be to blame - and they are introducing new legislation to try to...
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Will auto-sharing stay clear of new state taxes? This week could decide itNov 26, 2018 4:30 am - It's a do-or-die week for auto-sharing platforms allowing people to rent out their personal vehicles. The peer-to-peer car rental apps are a growing trend. They're not ...
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Supt. Scott Thompson; Retired police can help make grade schools safeNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - Sandy Hook, Columbine and Parkland. Names eliciting horrific and deeply troubling images. Often the next thought turns to "could this happen in my school?" School employ...
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Will: Lucrative law enforcement will become lawlessNov 23, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Tyson Timbs made a mistake, but not one as important as Indiana's Supreme Court made in allowing to stand the punishment the state inflicted on him. He was ...
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York: Midterms a low point for undermining faith in democracyNov 23, 2018 12:00 am - By Byron York For more than two years, voters have heard Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to undermine confidence in the American democratic system. The charge was...
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Climate report warns of worsening disastersNov 22, 2018 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - As California's catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of extreme weathe...
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Geyer: A time for moderates to take back the narrativeNov 22, 2018 12:00 am - When I look around the country these beautiful fall days, I find myself delighted with so much that is happening. And then, in the next moment, I am not so much depresse...
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Slusher: The also-common news stories we're really thankful forNov 22, 2018 12:00 am - By Jim Slusher A too-common criticism of the news business is that it is built on the rancorous, the controversial, the sensational, the tragic, as if what interests peo...
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Will Illinois start charging electric car owners a road fee?Nov 21, 2018 4:33 am - Illinois is one of 30 states that do not charge owners of electric and hybrid cars an annual fee to make up for lost motor fuel taxes, but that could change. "If you're ...
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The new normal that isn'tNov 21, 2018 12:00 am - Across much of media lately, the phrase "new normal" keeps cropping up to describe what is, in fact, not normal, as most sane adults have understood its meaning. This i...