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COMMENTARY: Group identity drives American division
Social scientists believe they know why America has become so divided along political lines. "The human brain in many circumstances is more suited to tribalism…
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Politicians mark Sept. 11 terror attacks at ground zero
NEW YORK (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joi…
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Legal concerns of senior adult bankruptcies
For those senior adults with unmanageable debt and few assets, filing for bankruptcy may be a viable option to reduce overwhelming financial concerns.
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YOUR OPINION: Question church practices
Dear Editor, As a Catholic convert, I did not blindly obey as my grandparents had without question.
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PERSPECTIVE: Missouri has been governed by four constitutions
Our most important document in Missouri is the state constitution. It's the rules by which all branches of government operate and from which all power of the s…
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OUR OPINION: Voters spoke clearly on Sales Tax H
Every five years for the past 35 years, Capital City voters have been asked to extend a half-cent capital improvement sales tax as a means to invest in the inf…
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OUR OPINION: Expand city’s conversation on housing
Mayor Ron Fitzwater has assembled a coalition of community leaders to address the city's housing needs. Frankly, the housing group has its work cut out for it.
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Tax prep firms shared data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three large tax preparation firms sent "extraordinarily sensitive" information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company M…
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Tornado touches down near Chicago airport
A tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights.
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WWII veterans return to Utah Beach to mark D-Day’s 79th anniversary
ON UTAH BEACH, France (AP) -- World War II veterans shared vivid memories of D-Day and the fighting as dozens returned to Normandy beaches and key battle sites…
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: New members sought for Reader Advisory Board
A recent opinion column we published painted an aspirational picture of building a community where individuals would connect and find shared values in hopes of…
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News Tribune launches subscriber-exclusive content
Why isn't news free? It's a question you may be asking when you click on a story on our website.
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Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal support…
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Biden admin celebrates new bridges as campaign season nears
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Biden administration is awarding nearly $300 million to help repair or replace more than a dozen bridges across the country, closing out…
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Boy swept away, Montecito evacuated in California storms
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central coastal California while the entire community o…
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After 40 years, Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel retires
Most Missourians have never heard of Alan Pratzel or the system he led for 15 years.
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FROM THE EDITOR: New members sought for Reader Advisory Board
As the final days of 2022 are beginning to round down, we have begun the search for new members to join our Reader Advisory Board.
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‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ lead Golden Globe nominations
NEW YORK (AP) -- After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and knocked its annual award show off television for a…
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Mudslide swallows bus in Colombia; 34 killed
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) -- A mudslide unleashed by torrential rain buried a bus and affected two other vehicles on a highway central Colombia, killing at least 3…
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Houston lifts boil-water order affecting more than 2 million
Houston officials lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people in the nation's fourth-largest city to boil their tap water before dri…
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Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to pass legislation to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline …
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NASA’s Orion capsule buzzes moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA's Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-br…
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Shooting suspect faces murder, hate crime charges
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs was being held on murder and hate crime charges Monday…
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Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of 3 athletes
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A University of Virginia student and former member of the school's football team fatally shot three current players as they return…
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More than 430 wrong ballots cast in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- More than 430 voters cast ballots in the wrong race in early Election Day voting in Nashville, a left-leaning city that Republicans ca…
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Wall Street climbs ahead of Election Day, inflation data
By DAMIAN J. TROISE
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Justices raise doubts about affirmative action
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court af…
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Student loan plan on shaky ground
A federal appeals court has tapped the brakes on President Biden's student loan forgiveness program.
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House panel: Bills to Secret Service ‘exorbitant’
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump's private company arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at his properties in excess of government-approved rates at le…
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Frustration, desperation mount after Ian
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Days after the skies cleared and the winds died down in Florida, Hurricane Ian's effects persisted Monday, as people faced another wee…
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FROM THE EDITOR: Sure signs of fall coming
The temperatures have a distinctly fall flavor to them, which means leaves are getting ready to fall and the November general elections are drawing closer.
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YOUR OPINION: Abortion conversation shifts
Dear Editor, This is a letter that I take the utmost pleasure in writing.
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COMMENTARY: Welcome to Green New Deal, California
If California, our most populous state, were its own nation, it would rank as the world's fifth largest economy and boast the highest average household income …
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COMMENTARY: Growing the IRS, growing government
Democrats who want to spend more money than a reasonable government budget will allow often talk about "improving tax compliance" and the "tax gap," suggesting…
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More rain, more bodies in flooded Kentucky mountain towns
By REBECCA REYNOLDS
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YOUR OPINION: ‘Buck’ doesn’t stop with Biden
'Buck' doesn't stop with Biden
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YOUR OPINION: Are you proud of America?
Dan Schnieders,
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Report: Uber used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws, …
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COMMENTARY: Skirting the issue
In the 1950s when television was in black and white as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior, comedian Milton Berle would occasional…
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Told repeatedly he lost, Trump refused to go
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump was told the same thing over and over, by his campaign team, the data crunchers, and a steady stream of lawyers, investigators …
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News Tribune journalist tabbed Young Journalist of Year
The Missouri Press Association has named Layne Stracener, community engagement editor at the Jefferson City News Tribune, as the 2022 William E. James/Missouri…
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LISTEN: NT on Tap -- Capitol Avenue demolition
In this week’s episode, Managing Editor Gary Castor and Nicole Hillen, who covers City Council, chat about the demolition, repairs and redevelopment of propert…
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LISTEN: NT on Tap -- How the opinion page process works
In this week's episode, Managing Editor Gary Castor and Opinion Page Editor Gerry Tritz chat about the process of the News Tribune's opinion page.
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LISTEN: NT on Tap -- Cole County Cycling Controversy
In this week's episode, Managing Editor Gary Castor chats with reporters Jeff Haldiman and Joe Gamm about the Cole County Commission flipping a decision to ins…
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LISTEN: NT on Tap -- Report says Alzheimer’s disease cases, deaths rising
In this week’s episode, Managing Editor Gary Castor and reporter Joe Gamm talk about Alzheimer’s, including the science behind it, how it affects people, risk…
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LISTEN: NT on Tap -- National cemetery expansion efforts
In this week’s episode, Managing Editor Gary Castor and reporter Joe Gamm chat about a group of local veterans’ efforts to expand the Jefferson City National C…
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Come join the conversation
Nearly four years ago, the News Tribune began hosting monthly Reader Advisory Board meetings, where members of the community and News Tribune staffers come tog…
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Missouri House bill would budget $2B in pandemic-related school funding
A budget plan advanced Wednesday in the Missouri House would budget about $2 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools struggling during the coronavirus pand…
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Missouri logs first case of omicron variant
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has made its way to Missouri, with the first case announced Friday.
