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                              Editorials

                              Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                              Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                              🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.

                              NC Supreme Court race ruling is a dangerous attack on voters who followed the rules | Opinion

                              Roughly 65,000 votes are just a step away from being thrown out after the North Carolina Court of Appeals sided with Jefferson Griffin in his lawsuit seeking to overturn the state Supreme Court race he lost by 734 votes out of more than 5 million cast. In a stunning decision that changes the rules of an election after that election has occurred, the court ruled that the vast majority of the ...

                              St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 'Ghost gun' in CEO's murder highlights an industry custom-made for crime

                              St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 'Ghost gun' in CEO's murder highlights an industry custom-made for crime

                              Why is Congress protecting untraceable weapons?

                              Be very afraid of Project 2025 | What keeps you up at night? podcast

                              Be very afraid of Project 2025 | What keeps you up at night? podcast

                              In her latest What keeps you up at night? podcast, columnist Lynn Schmidt shares her concerns over Project 2025 and the current state of America's politics. 

                              Columnists

                              The one question to ask anyone running for office | Patti Davis

                              The one question to ask anyone running for office | Patti Davis

                              With so much attention to upcoming elections and candidates, a long-ago memory nudged me and made me think about what I would really like to hear from anyone running for public office.

                              Apply time-tested wisdom to new challenges from AI | Las Vegas Review-Journal

                              Apply time-tested wisdom to new challenges from AI | Las Vegas Review-Journal

                              You don’t need AI to figure out why some big businesses invite government oversight.

                              America needs responsible leadership on AI development. It has Trump instead | Philadelphia Inquirer

                              America needs responsible leadership on AI development. It has Trump instead | Philadelphia Inquirer

                              Another cry for help came from the billionaires building the artificial intelligence machinery that threatens to upend — if not end — the world: Save us from ourselves before it is too late!

                              AI safety debate grows over advanced systems

                              AI safety debate grows over advanced systems

                              Daniel Kokotajlo, former OpenAI researcher and author of the "AI 2027" forecast, is warning that misaligned AI could eventually threaten humanity, not because it turns malicious, but because sufficiently capable systems could gain so much "hard power" they simply stop needing human cooperati…

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                              Do Flock cameras make communities safer? | The Ethical Life podcast

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                              David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together

                              David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together

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                              Your utility bill is telling you something: what rising costs reveal about your HVAC system

                              Your utility bill is telling you something: what rising costs reveal about your HVAC system

                              Affiliate content. Learn what to do about rising energy costs from your HVAC system. 

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                              Affiliate content. Find the best options for THC gummies in 2025. 

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                              Letters to the Editor

                              Richard Flowe: Write-in Haley-DeSantis for President and Vice President

                              Richard Flowe: Write-in Haley-DeSantis for President and Vice President

                              Richard Flowe shares why he is writing in Nikki Haley for president and Ron DeSantis.

                              Letters to the editor: Long-time business closing; an act of kindness; and harness the wind

                              Letters to the editor: Long-time business closing; an act of kindness; and harness the wind

                              A Concord institution closing

                              Letters to the editor: A judge's view on Trump; a long-time Concord business closing; and good deed by KPD

                              Letters to the editor: A judge's view on Trump; a long-time Concord business closing; and good deed by KPD

                              Retired judge’s view on Trump

                              A Concord institution closing - Scott and Teresa Padgett

                              A Concord institution closing - Scott and Teresa Padgett

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