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" Liberals do not appear to address potential solutions with anything like the far right's aura of God-given self-confidence. "

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" Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty. "

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