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HILL: The I-PAYGO Pledge
It used to be the norm that people would pay for services they used during their lifetime. Passing debt along to children to pay was considered unthinkable not too long ago. No longer. Since 2001, […]
Month: June 2023
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Golden Knights blast Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to capture first Stanley Cup title
LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights delivered their city a true Vegas-style party from dazzling passes to Mark Stone’s hat trick to all-out goal celebrations, capturing the young organization’s first Stanley Cup with a 9-3 […]
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Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for Aug. 23; no guarantee Trump will attend
CHICAGO — The first 2024 Republican presidential debate will be held Aug. 23, the Republican National Committee announced, with a second debate the following night should it be needed. The RNC also detailed the criteria […]
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PRAGER: On the argument that we shouldn’t be aiding a corrupt country
I have supported aiding Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. I don’t understand conservatives who want America to watch Russia crush an independent country. That is not the America I thought conservatism embraced. At […]
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Proposed bill will alter state, county election board appointments
RALEIGH — Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden), along with Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee Chairmen Sens. Warren Daniel (R-Burke) and Paul Newton (R-Cabarrus), introduced legislation aimed at reforming the structure of the State Board of […]
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Join the military, become a US citizen: Uncle Sam wants you and vous and tu
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Esmita Spudes Bidari was a young girl in Nepal, she dreamed of being in the military, but that wasn’t a real option in her country. Last week, she raised her right […]
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Nuggets take home 1st NBA title
DENVER — Confetti flying in Denver. The Nuggets sharing hugs while passing around the NBA championship trophy. Those scenes that, for almost a half-century, seemed impossible, then more recently started feeling inevitable, finally turned into […]
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PRAGER: I feel better in Europe
This one of the saddest of the more than 1,000 columns I have written. I am writing in Budapest after spending four days in Warsaw last week and four days in Munich two weeks before […]
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DeSantis touts record while slamming ‘most unpopular president in modern history’ at NC Republican dinner
GREENSBORO — During a speech in North Carolina, presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis drew clear contrasts between his successes as governor of Florida to the failures in the policies of Democratic President Joe Biden, who DeSantis called […]
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Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and boost the number of available organs. It’s called donation […]