Can Donald Trump be trusted?
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As the Congressional inquiry into the Jan. 6 insurrection paused for a summer recess, U.S.
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Uncertainty abounds as Missouri prepares for ’24 presidential caucuses
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Missouri voters will face something unfamiliar when it comes time to nominate their party’s presidential candidates in 2024. Gone are the days of arriving at a polling place during a primary election and casting a vote in private.
Nonviolence is the best antidote to political violence
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Aquilino Gonell felt rage. The U.S.
Civic skills we need to keep our democracy
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As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on “Schoolhouse Rock’s” cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting.Those 1970s cartoons weren’t wrong.
Voters need a better system for candidate selections
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To the Editor: A significant number of Americans are concerned about our current system of electing those who represent us. Many, if not most, of us deeply believe that changes must happen in order to give us confidence that we can support candidates whose views and goals reflect our own.
The lost conversation of civil discourse
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Eight days of rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon with my daughter promised to be an exceptional experience. Introducing myself to a fellow voyager, a Texan, I joked that surely Texas wasn’t really planning to secede, because it would be a pain to have to obtain a visa to visit Austin.
Venita “Kay” Smith
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Venita “Kay” Smith, 80, of Richmond, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Oak Ridge Assisted Living Facility in Richmond.
Kay was born on September 13, 1941, in Lexington, the daughter of Raymond “Shine” Hearrold and Hazel Hearrold of Hardin. She was united in marriage to Edgar “Leon” Smith of Richmond on March 14, 1959; he preceded her in death on September 9, 2016.
Why would I talk to them?
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As we look at the pictures from Uvalde, Texas; Buffalo, New York;. and other mass shooting sites, we’re having agonized conversations.
Attorney says client should not face trial man shot to death
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Your editorial of 13 May, 2022, regarding my client Jacqueline Peterson demands that charges be filed in the shooting of her abusive husband. It reminds me of a film in which the supporting characters wail that they must do something. The lead character reminds them that, no, they must do the right thing.
Young adults face declining economic, educational opportunities in United States
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For 33 years, my organization has been sounding the alarm about the declining fortunes of young adults. The words of the 1988 Forgotten Half report are eerie today: “One of the cruelest myths of contemporary American life is the claim that our economy is healthy because unemployment is relatively low.”