For more than 80 years, the Holy Spirit Catholic School in the Bronx has stood across the street from Public …
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Going After ‘Idle Iron’
If you can’t keep people employed digging holes, pay them to fill the holes they have already dug. That seems …
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Defending Privacy Against Border Defenders
Interstates 89 and 91 intersect near White River Junction, Vt., about 90 miles away from the Canadian border. A mile …
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Tax Collectors In Funny Hats
On Labor Day, as I drove south on New York’s beautiful Taconic State Parkway, I crested a hill to find …
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The Great Firewall Of Harrisburg
Inspired, perhaps, by the rulers of China and Iran, the powers that be at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology …
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The Best Anti-Smoking Tool Might Be Cigarettes
On its face, a recent government report seems to show that our national effort to discourage smoking has stalled. But …
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As Primary Smoke Clears, Election Scene Looks The Same
For all the noise and drama about Tea Party upsets and anti-incumbent fervor during the primaries, the outlook for the …
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The ‘Southwest Effect’ Expands Its Reach
Yesterday’s announcement that Southwest Airlines plans to acquire AirTran is welcome news for travelers, but it probably made Delta executives …
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