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The Week in Commentary

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments they generated.

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Mercury hurts kids, and it comes from mining

Our leaders should be asking hard questions before opening more land to mining.
by C.A. Arneson

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What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?

What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?

More than 10 years before the Emancipation Proclamation, the Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass delivered an Independence Day speech that remains famous to this day.

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Failure of union vote portends a big shift on the Iron Range

Failure of union vote portends a big shift on the Iron Range

Mining jobs are less plentiful and better paid than they once were. For unions, it's a challenge.

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Don't expect immigration reform under this president

Obama has shown he's not interested in enforcing the laws we already have.

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