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Polarizing cruelty to livestock bill heads to governor's desk
About a decade ago, Tom Dronsfield responded to a home in Lee, where an intruder was digging up the lawn. “The thing,” a 200 lb. pig, he recalled, “wanted to charge me.” Dronsfield, chief of police…
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5mOpinion: The responsibility of freedom
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans are reminded of the importance of service, civic engagement, and participation in order to preserve the freedoms it proclaimed.
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6mOpinion: Are we really going backwards?
The US has a long history of investing in research and innovation, resulting in remarkable discoveries and inventions, but recent cuts to research funding could cause programs to disappear and years of scientific work to be lost, while other countries are already recruiting US researchers.
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6mOpinion: Becoming a concentration camp society
ICE is holding around 60,000 detainees in concentration camps across the US, with 70% having no criminal record, and the Trump regime is attempting to remove immigration from judicial process, making it difficult to track the detainees and blocking media and Congressional access to the facilities.
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3mFrom the Farm: How to win an argument with a steer
By using psychology and negotiation, a farmer was able to convince an 800-pound steer to enter a pen by giving it the choice of two options, making it feel like its own decision.
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6mOpinion: A land free of the depraved
The article reflects on the meaning of freedom in America, and the importance of preserving the truths of the Declaration of Independence by exposing the abuses of power and striving for a democratic community of diversity, equity and inclusion.