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                              Editorials

                              Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                              Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                              🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.

                              St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 'Ghost gun' in CEO's murder highlights an industry custom-made for crime

                              St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 'Ghost gun' in CEO's murder highlights an industry custom-made for crime

                              Why is Congress protecting untraceable weapons?

                              STRICTLY OBSERVING: Simply the Best

                              Seeing Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Easter Sunday at the beautiful, brand-new Tanger Center in Greensboro, NC was something of a religious experience for die-hard Tina Turner fans. It wasn’t so much that Ari Groover looked or sounded like The Queen of Rock and Roll. It was more that she …

                              New reports look at sex discrimination in the labor market and gender-affirming care for minors | Utterly Moderate podcast

                              New reports look at sex discrimination in the labor market and gender-affirming care for minors | Utterly Moderate podcast

                              Progress is being made in combatting sex discrimination in the workforce, but there are concerns gender-affirming care for minors. Learn more on the Utterly Moderate podcast.

                              Columnists

                              Fix Medicare to finally balance America's budget | Ross Marchand

                              Fix Medicare to finally balance America's budget | Ross Marchand

                              The national debt just surpassed $40 trillion, and Medicare — a taxpayer-funded federal health insurance program primarily for seniors — is a big part of the problem. 

                              America's $40 trillion debt exposes a conservative failure | Cameron Smith

                              America's $40 trillion debt exposes a conservative failure | Cameron Smith

                              The eye-glazing milestone arrived without fanfare or protest in Washington’s political theater: U.S. debt officially crested to $40 trillion. To average Americans struggling with grocery bills and higher interest rates, a figure with 12 zeros sounds like a problem for future generations. But fiscal gravity is already pulling down our economy.

                              Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were models of statesmanship | John T. Shaw

                              Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were models of statesmanship | John T. Shaw

                              I’ve long been intrigued by the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower and believe they each offer important and illuminating examples of the kind of statesmanship the United States urgently needs.

                              Gloria Steinem lifted up women and changed history | Keel Hunt

                              Gloria Steinem lifted up women and changed history | Keel Hunt

                              At the Nashville Public Library, Gloria Steinem’s words greet visitors in the “Votes for Women” room, the permanent installation that honors the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

                              Letters to the Editor

                              Letter: Raccuia got a raw deal from Bills owner Pegula

                              Letter: Raccuia got a raw deal from Bills owner Pegula

                              To say I was shocked was a really good understatement when I read that Ron Raccuia was “fired” (yes, fired without explanation) from the Buffalo Bills, and without any real public explanation as to why. Here’s a man who probably is solely responsible for not only bringing the new stadium to Orchard Park but keeping the Bills here for the next 30 years or so (with a shout-out to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz). So why did the Bills send him to the curb after this? I’m sure many other Bills fans want to know why. What am I missing here?

                              LETTER: Sheriff Andis’ statements reckless and irresponsible

                              At a Meet and Greet event hosted by the Washington County Democratic Committee in the Tyler Magisterial District on Sunday, May 1, Sheriff Blake Andis falsely asserted that three students had overdosed on gummies at Abingdon High School the previous week.

                              LETTER: Decisions on abortion need to be returned to women, not the states

                              Morgan Griffith wants Roe v. Wade overturned so that control over abortion can be returned to the “states and the people.”

                              LETTER: Passenger rail extension isn’t just about Bristol

                              I read with interest an article outlining the possible extension of Amtrak passenger rail service to Southwest Virginia.

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