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Rick Bramwell Column: The memory struggle is real

Image The Herald Bulletin 12 Feb 2026
My Cousin Jay Bramwell and I were talking the other day. He is a year older than me. I just turned 82. He was complaining about his memory loss ... .
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Column: Telling the amazing story of Black jockey Isaac Burns Murphy

Image The Pantagraph 12 Feb 2026
”He was a sports superstar with class, sophistication, and impeccable integrity. He was a great son, pupil, mentor, husband, friend — and a great American.” ... .
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COLUMN: Vouchers are open. The state’s job to educate is not finished.

Image Jacksonville Progress 12 Feb 2026
Texas families can now apply for school vouchers. The state’s “school choice” Education Freedom Account program is live — the portal is open and applications are being taken ....
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GUEST COLUMN: Consent of the people at stake

Image Weatherford Democrat 12 Feb 2026
With the popularity pendulum swinging back on President Donald Trump, he is ratcheting up his resolute pursuit of sowing public mistrust in our elections, past and future ....
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Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Creation of India, in many tongues

The Hindu 12 Feb 2026
In some Brahmanical myths, the world is made for the sake of sacrifice. In tribal myths, it is created for the sake of relationships ....
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In-person dating events are having a moment in Maine | Column

Journal Tribune 12 Feb 2026
" data-image-caption=". Attendees mingle at a singles mixer event held by 207 Connect at Ocean Gateway on Jan. 31, 2026 ... ....
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Port: Nationalizing elections would be a terrible mistake

The Jamestown Sun 12 Feb 2026
MINOT — I don't think there's anything all that wrong about how we do elections in America. For the most part, our laws are clear and the process is easy enough to engage with ... They argued that the state's reforms were intended to suppress voters ... Sen ... .
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Port: Our football-addled priorities

The Jamestown Sun 12 Feb 2026
null ... Belligerently, I might add. Out of all the controversial topics I write about — from abortion to LGBTQ issues to partisan politics — nothing earns me teeth-gnashing vitriol like a column about the sketchy finances of college athletics ... null ... .
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Plain Talk: 'We don't need any more noise'

The Jamestown Sun 12 Feb 2026
MINOT — Heather Neville is a travelling nurse with more than four decades of experience. She's a four-time cancer survivor ... "There's so much noise coming out of DC. We don't need any more noise." ... "In Canada, you go to the doctors." ... Apple Podcasts ... .
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Branham: Record low snowpack and Simone Weil

Aspen Times 12 Feb 2026
There is not enough snow in the Roaring Fork Valley. There are exposed grasses where there should be tree wells, red berries on branches where there should be ice, and bird song that should not ring through the air until spring ... Not good ... I hope so. Dr.
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When HQs leave, the response must be a plan, not panic | Opinion

The Oklahoman 12 Feb 2026
Devon Energy to move headquarters from Oklahoma City to Houston. Devon Energy announces headquarters relocation to Houston following Coterra Energy merger, maintaining presence in Oklahoma City ... That matters. Those jobs matter. Those people matter.
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Dick Wolfsie: Horsing around

Image Tribune Star 12 Feb 2026
Did you enjoy the Super Bowl? I’m not a big football fan, so when I watched the game, I tried to distract myself with other things ... .
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