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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Why is Mike Vrabel skirting the fallout of those Page Six photos? -- There's a double standard when it comes to questions about his relationship with the reporter and how it might have affected her coverage of the Patriots and its rivals.

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Peter Laffin -- He can build aircraft engines. Massachusetts won't let him install a toilet. -- Massachusetts' ban on DIY plumbing serves no clear public good; lawmakers should scrap it.

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EDITORIAL -- House budget proposal reflects austere times -- Lawmakers should ensure transparency in budgeting.

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Jill Abramson -- Are mainstream news media finally ready to examine Trump's mental fitness? -- A recent New York Times story and prominent MAGA defections could be signs of the dam breaking.

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Hampshire College closes the right way -- The quirky Amherst school made sure its students wouldn't be left in the lurch.

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Pass school cellphone ban — with or without social media restrictions -- A ban on cellphones in schools should not be held hostage to a debate on regulating social media use by teenagers.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The fall of Swalwell -- Three writers on what his downfall means for Democrats

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond -- The defeat of Orbán didn't happen in a vacuum. It happened because the people wanted democracy — and it can happen here, too, if voters demand it.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Does Kanye West deserve forgiveness? -- After years of offensive comments, the artist is apologizing — just in time for a new wave of performances.

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Renée Loth -- Mark Twain saw this coming -- In the rhetoric of holy war around Iran, echoes of "The War Prayer."

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Eugene Scott -- Will the press stand up to Trump at the correspondents' dinner? -- After years of attacking journalists, the press can't afford to treat the night as business as usual.

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John Shattuck -- Orbán's loss offers US a road map for resistance -- Magyar's victory in Hungary offers lessons for confronting authoritarianism in the United States.

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Lauren E. Barnes -- I am a survivor of sexual abuse. Here's why Harvard must dename the Wexner building. -- The billionaire donor was a longtime close associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Credit due, work to be done 20 years after Mass. health reform -- Without further reform, health care will grow increasingly unaffordable, inequitable, and misaligned with how people actually live and age.

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Columbus Avenue center bus lanes hit a dead end at Jackson Square -- I was appalled to read that this project appears to have been indefinitely postponed.

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Obama 'appeasement' policy beats Trump's Iran uproar -- Trump's policies, which included tearing up Obama's multilateral treaty during his first term, have severed any motivation for Iran to forgo nuclear weapons development.

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One town's water woes show how state is lacking -- Many homeowners are unaware that the water they are drinking may be harmful for their families and that testing their wells is the only way to know.

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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 right's immune system is finally fighting back against antisemitism. Maybe. -- A backlash from conservatives against right-wing influencers is a rare sign of hope.

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It isn't sexist to say it: Rachael Rollins messed up

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Everything I needed to know about work and life ... I learned selling sneakers -- This isn't a story about sneakerheads. This is about what working in 1980s Toronto retail taught me about empathy, resilience, and paying attention.

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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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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

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