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Divide and Reshape: Roe, DOMA, and Voting Rights Debates
A community column analyzes the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the DOMA ruling, and voting rights changes. It notes efforts to erode reproductive rights, Texas abortion limits, and the Supreme Court’s rulings expanding same sex marriage and altering voting protections, highlighting lasting societal divisions and debates amid rapid change.
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Wendy Davis
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Online reader poll on national service and fireworks laws
Readers are asked to vote on two questions: whether some form of national service should be compulsory for young Americans and whether a 201 law allowing sale and use of more powerful consumer fireworks in Michigan should be repealed. The poll is hosted at holiandsentinel.com.
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Burke and a reforming conservatism for a diverse America
Syndicated columnist E J Dionne argues that a reform minded right seeks to disentangle itself from extremism and appeal to younger, diverse voters. He highlights Edmund Burke as a model of measured gradualism balancing tradition with reform to address inequality and mobility.
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Backlog of Michigan rape kits prompts editorial call
A guest editorial blasts chronic delays in state crime labs with thousands of unprocessed rape kits, including 11,300 found in a Detroit police storage in 2009. It cites 15 month backlogs, slow trials like the Grand Haven Township murder case, and a $4 million plan to DNA test southeastern Michigan kits, urging swift justice delivery and funding.
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Stephen Spencer
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John Shumaker
Rick Snyder
Bill Schuette
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