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EDITORIAL -- House plays political games over audit, public records -- Who does the speaker think he's fooling?

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Sheriffs' days of Wild West spending, mission creep must end -- Reining in this vestige of colonial rule may take years.

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IDEAS | GORDON S. WOOD -- A debate as old as the country itself: When did the Revolution truly begin? -- Was 1775 really the main pivot point in the fight for independence? 1760? 1607? The Founders themselves weren't sure.

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IDEAS | DANIEL HEMEL AND DAVID POZEN -- American universities are run like dictatorships -- Institutions meant to cultivate democracy are strangely undemocratic.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The limits of Mayor Wu's hardball politics

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Jason Margolis -- It shouldn't be so easy to ride for free on the Green Line -- The T spent nearly $1 billion on fareboxes that make it easier than ever to avoid paying a fare at above-ground trolley stations.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries -- Who fared better among the Democrats: establishment candidates or progressive firebrands? Did President Trump continue to be the dominant factor for Republicans? Here is what our three writers had to say.

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Phillip Levine -- The $100,000 college price tag isn't what most families pay -- Better transparency could expand access and reduce confusion.

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Jason Kelly -- Massachusetts built biotech; China is catching up -- The state can't afford to lose the state's signature industry.

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Wemby exemplifies a humility we need in pro sports -- More important than his basketball skills is NBA player Victor Wembanyama's maturity and respect for his fellow human beings.

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Ray Berry was an exemplary role model -- Ray Berry was a class act and a model to children everywhere, writes a children's librarian.

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Dropped health insurance affects children -- As legislators weigh additional cuts to health care, they must especially consider the costs of their policy choices on the youngest members of our communities.

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Why Gish Jen talks to the dead -- The writer's new novel "Bad Bad Girl" blends truth and fiction to dissect the cultural divide between mother and daughter.

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A Boston veteran's 57-year journey to find peace -- Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.

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Rage over a lost penny -- The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn't the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?

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The Wild Issue -- This special edition of Globe Ideas goes to mountaintops, rivers, urban parks, and open fields to unearth surprising stories about what nature means today.

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The Revolution lives on -- 250 years later, the fight for American independence is still full of surprising stories and unresolved questions. Explore them in this special issue of Globe Ideas.

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