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Jul 02 2024
Opinion
The First Amendment Is Out of Control
The First Amendment was written in the 18th century with the noble and vitally important goal of ensuring robust political debate and a free press. For much of American history, First Amendment cases involving speech typically concerned political dissenters, religious outcasts, intrepid journalists and others whose ability to express their views was threatened by a powerful and sometimes
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Jul 17 2024
News
Pollution control officials work to slow spread of algae
State officials are warning locals about the risks of blue-green algae in some bodies of water as many flock to Minnesota lakes to beat the seasonal heat. The nine-mile creek watershed district and the City of Bloomington launched a water quality improvement project to reduce the amount of phosphorus in the lake, which is what fuels the growth of blue-green algae. An expert with the Minnesota
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Apr 12 2024
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Measure 114: Oregon Appeals Court keeps gun control law on hold
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Friday declined the state’s motion to put a hold on a Harney County judge’s ruling that found the voter-approved gun control Measure 114 unconstitutional, but the court agreed to expedite a decision on the state’s appeal. The measure, passed with 50.7% of the vote in November 2022, requires a permit to buy a gun and bars the sale, transfer and manufacture of
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Jul 12 2024
News
Man loses control of motorcycle, crashes in Glendale
The access road on 51st Avenue near Grand Avenue is closed to north and southbound traffic while officers investigate the crash. GLENDALE, Ariz. — A man suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing his motorcycle on 51st Avenue near Bethany Home Road and Grand Avenue Friday night, Glendale police said. The access road on 51st Avenue is closed to north and southbound traffic while officers
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Apr 11 2024
News
'Trouble with gun control': Reporter says Republicans need a 'lost and found' for firearms
Republicans are struggling to control their guns in Colorado's State Capitol. "Beyond philosophical objections, they cannot actually seem to keep control of their guns," according to Colorado journalist Kyle Clark's tweet. He highlighted the most recent Second Amendment blunder by Colorado State Rep. Don Wilson who admitted he left behind a inside of a bathroom on Tuesday at around 9 p.m. —
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Jan 26 2023
Opinion
Biden’s Gun-Control Misdirection
In response to the news that there had been two mass shootings in the state of California in the space of only 48 hours, President Joe Biden did Tuesday morning what he often does when faced with a complex societal problem: He talked confidently about something else. In a hastily released statement on the topic, Biden urged “both chambers of Congress to act quickly” and send an “Assault
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Jul 16 2024
News
Spring Lake regains financial control from state
Tillis: GOP needs to be the party to unite America
North Carolina Republican US Sen. Thom Tillis said during a virtual press conference Monday afternoon that the Republican Party needs to be the party to set aside the rhetoric, start calming the nerves of the American people, get the nation back on track, and lead by example after the assassination attempt of former President and
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Jul 11 2024
News
‘Kinds of Kindness’ is a bleak, disappointing meditation on control
Director of cult favorites “The Favorite” and “Poor Things,” Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Kinds of Kindness” is a cruel contemplation on the painful sacrifices we make to get what we want. The film asks: Are we controlled by our desires? And how much control do we give to those who hold the key? Fittingly, the film opens with the high-synth Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams Are Made of These,” in which Annie
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Jul 16 2024
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Biden Calls for National Rent Control on Corporate Landlords
President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass a form of national rent control for some 20 million apartment units nationwide, a dramatic federal intervention in the housing market on behalf of current tenants. The proposal would give large landlords a choice: Either they agree to cap rent hikes at no more than 5% per year, or they forfeit federal tax breaks coveted by rental property
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Jul 15 2024
News
Sections of Suffolk County under pest control temporarily
Parts of Suffolk County are under pest control as Public Works will be spraying mosquito repellant on Fire Island for the next three days.
The streets and boardwalks at Point O' Woods will be sprayed on Tuesday. Ocean Beach, Ocean Bay Park and Seaview will be sprayed on Wednesday.
David Park, Atlantique Summer Club and Water Island will be sprayed on Thursday.
All of the
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