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It was 12 years ago when my wife invited me for a cup of coffee at a local Portland roaster. (Shop local, kids.) Nothing alarming about the invite; we relish our coffee breaks, and they were the most sensible dates we could afford, as I balanced two jobs, while Nancy
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Barack Obama showed up at the General Motors factory in Janesville, Wisconsin during the 2008 presidential campaign and proclaimed, "I believe that, if our government is there to support you and give you the assistance you need to retool and make this transition, that this plant will be here
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Tumult on American college and university campuses has become a routine part of the news. Watching television or reading newspapers, one might wonder whether students are learning anything in college or are merely agitating on issues they little understand. Blame for this state of affairs is often placed upon the
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The kids at Yale are so smart they've developed a way to go on hunger strike … without giving up food. They call it a "symbolic" hunger strike. They're only eating … when they get hungry.
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The lightning-fast approval of a $40 billion state budget by the Massachusetts House of Representatives this week offers a glimpse into what's wrong around here. Closed-door meetings, amendments shackled together or tossed aside — and then two days of debate and away we go.
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There are tens of thousands of families all across the state that celebrated school vacation this past week. Some stayed home, being frugal, saving money. Some traveled, unconcerned about rising costs. And some (small business owners in particular), are taking the time to consider moving in search of a lower
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"Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" — but once you arrive in New York, don't dare try moving somewhere else, or Governor Andrew Cuomo will be chasing you to take back your college scholarship money. Leave it to Governor Cuomo
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He says "It's time to fire the anti-Trump 'teachers'." Really?
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