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United in America as 9/11 memories echo unity
Community Columnist Lynn Smith decries current tribalism and urges Americans to return to shared facts and national unity. She recalls 9/11 and Flight 93's passengers as symbols of collective sacrifice and calls for daily commitment to common good.
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Democracy’s long arc across continents and ages
Robert Kimball Shinkoskey argues in a reaired PBS piece that North American democracy predates Columbus, tracing links from Iroquois Confederation to ancient Mesopotamian and Asian models. He contrasts enduring monarchies with cycles of democracy and autocracy, warning today’s polarized politics may echo Rome and Greece.
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Readers urge Consumers Energy to end coal use at Campbell plant
Laura Judge Holland urges Consumers Energy to shutter the J.H. Campbell 3 coal plant in Port Sheldon by 2025. She calls for replacing it with wind and solar rather than fracked natural gas, asks customers to email the Michigan Public Service Commission referencing Docket U-21090.
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