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David Carlson: Putin is smiling

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Vladimir Putin is smiling, and that isn’t good news. What Putin is smiling about is a recent development in our country during this election season. As he has hoped, both political parties — Democrat and Republican — have factions within them that question the level of support for Ukraine.

Michael Leppert: Documentary tells uncommon stories about killing

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“It’s a hell of a thing, killing a man,” is my favorite quote from my all-time favorite western. “Unforgiven” is the Oscar-winning, 1992 Clint Eastwood movie about William Munny, a has-been killer who learns of a $1000 bounty in Big Whiskey, Wyoming that brings him out of retirement.

Niki Kelly: State law already clear on required vaccines

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I love that insurance commercial where several older women are taping pictures to their “wall” — a nod to Facebook and the trope about technology and senior citizens.

Larry DeBoer: COLA is no joke

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First, I congratulate myself for not making a COLA joke. I’m a serious economist. Also, I couldn’t think of one.

Norman Knight: Autumn chores get you thinking

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“Fall is my favorite season.” I hear that a lot this time of the year.

Michael Hicks: Remarkable productivity growth in hospitality and tourism

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Fall is a time for inexpensive conferences and parent weekends at colleges, and so, over the last month, I’ve been traveling extensively in the eastern half of the country. Some folks enjoy travel for the beautiful scenery, historic architecture and differing cultures. As an economist, I also think about local productivity differences over time — we are romantic in that way. What I saw offered only a good long-term prognosis for the economy.

John Krull: Of the haunting and the haunted

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The stories trickle out like tears streaming down cheeks.