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President-elect choice of Gaetz as attorney general shows he's prioritizing obedience.

Loyalty emerges as Trump's litmus test

Student choirs remind us of what we can accomplish if we can come together.

Finding balm in these cacophonous times

Democrats must learn from their mistakes if they want to stem this populist tide.

It's wrong to blame voters for Trump win

President-elect offers septuagenarian a job in his administration ... or does he?

Trump-Kennedy mystery again

A visit to 11th Assembly District shows voters were focused on the big issues.

The year local politics went national

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Repetitive commercials and endless attacks and counterattacks make it a real slog.

Time slows down in an election season crawl

In politics and disasters, AI makes it easier to manipulate fact and alter reality.

The truth just keeps getting harder to find

Will storm-battered Florida remain the destination of choice for retirees?

Paradise takes another hit from Milton

Amid the doom and gloom, a positive development from the world of fruit flies.

We all could use a break from the news

Water from hurricanes nowadays can be overwhelming in many different ways.

Helene's reminder: We must be prepared

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Solving a problem that's a plague on our nation begins with acknowledging it.

We must come to grips with political violence

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Rich entrepreneur paying for mission is a sign of our economically unequal times.

Spacewalk spectacle is a disquieting sight

It's not enough to arm ourselves against them; we must understand the shooters

We have to try to stop school shootings

All we've built won't matter much if we can't hang on to what inspires us

A lament for the trees that now are gone

Awe is transcendent, an antidote to narcissism, and a gateway to wisdom

It is important, and healthy, to feel awe in life

Troubled aerospace giant can't get two astronauts home from space station

Space snafu a black eye for Boeing

The Games have been full of problems that are utterly apropos to our times

Paris Olympics are holding a mirror to real life

After Trump shooting, we need answers for why these young men act as they do

Puzzling anatomy of a would-be assassin

Honesty would help in trying to evaluate two candidates with clear deficiencies

Hypocrisy exacts toll in Biden v. Trump

Worries that liberty is under attack are not baseless and ought to be heeded

Freedom is always a work in progress

Biden and Trump have world wondering: Is this really the best our nation can do?

American exceptionalism takes debate hit

We mourn an iconic baseball player and a man who became a national cultural icon.

Remembering the life of Willie Mays

The holiday invites reminiscence, which leads to reflection and then realization

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