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Letter: Beauty in Lyndon marred by squabble
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
May 19, 2014
There’s a part of far-eastern Cattaraugus County where it is beautiful and reminds me of the “big sky country” often referred to in places like Montan...
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A lifetime of difference
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
May 16, 2014
It’s graduation week at George Washington University, where Steve has taught for the last 23 years. After the final exam in his class, a student quiet...
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Twitter gets a hero
Commentary, Nation World
KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ 
May 16, 2014
“Dad loves #scifi because it’s such a great way to explore the things that matter most.” “Themes of #hope, #courage, good conquering evil — why dad lo...
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Some things are worth protecting
Commentary, Nation World
Harold L. Sirkin, McClatchy-Tribune News Service 
May 14, 2014
Recent announcements by several leading U.S. consumer products companies that they will purchase palm oil only from growers who are taking steps to pr...
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The Mideast peace gap: Why Kerry has failed
Commentary, Nation World
Aaron David Miller 
May 13, 2014
Why exactly did Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s well-intentioned effort to reach an Israeli-Palestinian agreement fail? In a fascinating postmortem...
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Letter: Hard work went into Hinsdale cleanup
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
May 13, 2014
I would like to thank everyone for their hard work on May 3 for our raodside cleanup effort in the town of Hinsdale. On Sherlock Hollow Road, Tom Hoop...
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Obamacare by the numbers
Commentary, Nation World
Naomi Lopez Bauman, McClatchy-Tribune News Service 
May 13, 2014
When taking a recent Obamacare victory lap, the president said, “We didn’t make a hard sell. We didn’t have billions of dollars to spend on commercial...
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