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Saturday, July 19, 2025

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Feeling emotion from statistics is difficult

We have a strange way of looking at tragedy and what’s important. It is our nature to be unconcerned about issues that do not directly affect us. I don’t know which is worse – the people who display complete ignorance of how their actions today will change the future, clinging to antiquated views through a misguided notion that to “stick to your guns” is a virtue despite new evidence, or whiny, liberal types who only care about issues as long as the problem doesn’t reach their doorsteps.


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NEWS

Kobe Bryant in 'The Black Mamba'

Robert Rodriguez (“Sin City”) directed a short film starring Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant  called “The Black Mamba” for Nike, which was just released online over the NBA All-Star weekend. 


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NEWS

Superfund 'refugees' speak

Residents of the neighborhoods around the contaminated former wood processing plant, the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site, shared their stories and their disappointment about the Superfund cleanup plan at recent City and County Commission meetings.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Social network gains staying power

In high school, our designated picture taker was Katie. Pictures were a must, and somebody had to take on the burden of snapping all the photos we’d instantly upload to Facebook and comment on for weeks. Katie never complained; in fact, she enjoyed it to a point it could get annoying.



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