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School choice shined this week

School choice was a policy star this week at the Republican National Convention. President Donald Trump capped off the week by stating his desire to “expand charter schools and provide school choice for every family in America” during his speech Thursday night, the final night of the convention.

Flemming: Is ‘White’ River Junction racist?

Yes, that’s apparently a serious question. I spotted a petition yesterday on Change.org innocuously entitled “Change WRJ to River Junction.” Before reading the petition itself, one can deduce that “WRJ” stands for “White River Junction,” a town in central Vermont.

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Flemming: The moderate left’s stand for free speech

Some of us who are more conservative may have assumed most everyone on the left would silence themselves in order to ensure that President Donald Trump would not be re-elected. This letter suggests that there are still highly influential voices on the left who have broader and nobler ambitions.