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A letter about the gay marriage amendment

By Boris Kilmer, From the Soapbox

I support gay marriage. Not because I'm gay, but because it's the right, the moral, the American thing to do. I, of course, have always been against the idea of codifying such ugly discrimination in our state constitution, which this ban does. The constitution is meant to enumerate the rights of the people and define the power of the government and the limits thereof.

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Problem-Solving 101: Students apply their skills to the realities of healthcare reform

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by Marita Bujold | September 8, 2009 • The first day of the term designer and teacher Mary Gibson wasted no time challenging her students to apply their problem solving techniques to one of the nation’s most pressing problems-reforming healthcare. (The following is a fictional account.)

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Fong Lee verdict

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Nienstedt: Ban Obama

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Six years too many-and counting

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