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Opinion

Tax the dog (walker)

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At first it seemed like something from the satirical website Babylon Bee. The new governor of Virginia, the “moderate” Democrat Abigail Spanberger, has proposed a tax hike on services such as dog walking and grooming. Additional proposed tax hikes include levies on guns and ammunition, ...

Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein probe

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans on Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against ...

Almanac for Feb. 4, 2026

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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2026. There are 330 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, ordering Simpson to pay ...

Need to mind those gas meters during the winter

Editorials

Now that we have plenty of snow to talk about, residents probably don’t have to be reminded to keep snow off their driveways and away from mailboxes. However, some might have to be reminded to keep your gas meter clear of snow and ice. It might be easy to forget, but it’s ...

Trump can’t stop backing down

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Does it sometimes seem as though too many people have never learned the lessons of the schoolyard? If you capitulate to a bully, you will be bullied forever. If you stand up to him, he will back down. What's true on the playground is also true in the office, in politics and in international ...