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Robert B. Reich: How to survive the next 280 days (and help America survive...

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The 2024 election is 280 days away. How can we survive until then? How can we help America survive beyond it?

Legal-Ease: Using assets as collateral for others’ loans

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People often want to purchase land or machinery and equipment for a business. Because cash is always king, borrowers sometimes cannot satisfy lenders’ requirement of a 20% to 30% down payment.

David Trinko: Better to wait on the weights

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My family and I were lifting weights together the other night.

Rachel Marsden: New conflict brews between Russia, top U.S. ally

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As approval for any further billions of American taxpayer cash to Ukraine stalls in Congress, one of Washington’s top allies sees an opportunity for its own military industrial complex to cash in on the racket.

Dr. Jessica Johnson: Focus on poverty in Ohio

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PBS NewsHour’s senior correspondent Judy Woodruff traveled the country for six months last year to get more insight on the partisan divisions, economic struggles and continued skepticism many people have regarding our nation’s institutions. I had some time recently to watch one of her November reports on Steubenville, Ohio, which hit close to home for me.

Jerry Zezima: My 70s show

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On Jan. 11, 1954, a date which will live in infancy, I made my grand entrance into the world. I arrived more than three weeks past my due date and have seldom been on time for anything since.

Robert B. Reich: Violence and threats inherent to Trumpian politics

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I apologize for the length of this column, but the subject warrants it. Donald Trump has galvanized an army of vigilantes who are casting a fearsome shadow over the 2024 election. Please spread the word.

Cal Thomas: Supreme Court allows the invasion to continue

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By a vote of 5-4, with two conservative justices joining the liberals, the Supreme Court has ruled that federal agents can cut razor wire installed along the Texas-Mexico border while a lawsuit over the wire continues. The Border Patrol Union and its agents who have spoken to reporters favor the razor wire installation because it is working in that section of the state in keeping migrants, criminals, and fentanyl out, but that apparently doesn’t matter to the court.

Gary Franks: Can Haley be the new comeback kid?

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The Republican establishment is with former President Donald Trump. Nearly every Republican elected official in Washington is rushing to kiss his ring.

David McClough: Cutting overdraft fees makes sense

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed new rules intended to curb overdraft fees. Reports indicate that banks have generated nearly $300 billion in overdraft fees over the past two decades. The proposed legislation is estimated to save account holders approximately $3.5 billion annually.