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Opinion April 1, 2023

Lost Mountain or Lost Cause: Is Secession The Goal?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Last year, the bid for Lost Mountain to become its own city failed. Supporters of such a plan are back,…

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Health Care April 1, 2023

$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.

This article by Aneri Pattani first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Aneri Pattani March 30, 2023 More than $50 billion in settlement funds is being delivered to…

National March 30, 2023

Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, showing he, like all other presidents, is not an imperial king

by Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin [first published in The Conversation, republished with permission] A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump on…

Gun violence March 30, 2023

Nashville attack renews calls for assault weapons ban – data shows there were fewer mass shooting deaths during an earlier 10-year prohibition

by Michael J. Klein, New York University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The shooting deaths of three children and three adults inside a Nashville school…

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National March 29, 2023

When it comes to explaining elections in Congress, gerrymandering is overrated

by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past decade, a consistent refrain in discussions of politics has been…

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Science and Technology March 26, 2023

Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration – podcast

Within the next year or two, people will set foot on the surface of the Moon for the first time in 50 years. NASA Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Nehal…

National March 24, 2023

NRA’s path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems

by Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The National Rifle Association’s financial firepower, which arose in part due to its…

National March 23, 2023

In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal

by Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s…

National March 21, 2023

Trump’s unprecedented call for protests is the latest sign of his aim to degrade America’s institutions

by Shelley Inglis, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a social media post on March 18, 2023, former President Donald Trump announced…

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