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COLUMN: We need gleaning in the US

By Rachel Miller · Wednesday, July 20,2016 6:54 p.m.

            In response to a food shortage, Spain recently started a ‘gleaning’ movement to harvest the imperfect fruits and vegetables as opposed to harvesting only the immaculate looking produce.             Considering Europe wastes around 88 million tons of food, about 143 billion euros worth, per year, this is an excellent plan.

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COLUMN: Interpretations of religion change over time, and they haven't always been literal

By Therin Showalter · Wednesday, July 13,2016 5:51 p.m.

Last week, a tourist attraction called Ark Encounter opened in Kentucky. Ken Ham, founder of the group Answers in Genesis, masterminded the project as a way to validate the Noah’s Ark story of the Bible. However, it turns out all the money in the world won’t be able to prove a 600-year-old Noah actually built an enormous ark and rescued humanity from a catastrophic flood.

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COLUMN: Please don't leave politics to the men, Jill Stein

By Rachel Miller · Sunday, July 10,2016 4:50 p.m.

Jill Stein, the Presidential candidate for the Green Party, has offered to step down from the ballot and to let Bernie Sanders run as the Green Party candidate.  Nothing against Bernie but this is a terrible plan. Stein seems so dedicated to the idea of having a political movement or revolution that she is willing to let Sanders do it.

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COLUMN: Global fervor focused in wrong direction

By Daniel Kilcullen · Sunday, July 10,2016 4:49 p.m.

The foundations of the global political landscape are shifting. A growing disdain for establishment politics and socioeconomic strife has given way to a global wave of populist sentiment that has opened the door to the rise of Trump, Britain’s June 24 vote to leave the European Union and a general air of an “us” versus “them” struggle between the everyman and wealthy elites.

EDITORIAL: BLM back in public spotlight

By Editorial Board · Sunday, July 10,2016 4:48 p.m.

The murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of on-duty police officers last week catapulted the conversation on #BlackLivesMatter into the national spotlight, yet again.

EDITORIAL: Internet is ruled to be a utility

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, July 6,2016 4:46 p.m.

A federal court has officially ruled high speed Internet as utility rather than a luxury and the Editorial Board is hyped. Not only does this mean that the cost of Internet might decrease but also that broadband companies will face increased policing while customers get better protection.

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LETTER: "No fly, no buy" harms us all

By Andrew Guenther · Wednesday, July 6,2016 4:45 p.m.

Earlier this month, Congressional Democrats conducted a sit-down protest on the floor of the House of Representatives in order to advocate for gun control following the shooting in Orlando, Florida.

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