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EDITORIAL -- State grants are stabilizing child care, but kids still lack access -- The C3 grants are boosting wages, moderating tuition growth.

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IDEAS | Heather Beasley Doyle -- A better way for your pet to die -- Euthanizing ailing dogs and cats at home rather than at the vet's office is good for the animals, their humans — and the veterinarians themselves.

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Renée Loth -- Is inclusionary zoning illegal? -- A Cambridge lawsuit takes aim at a crucial tool promoting affordable housing.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Watching the Patriots while democracy burns -- While we cheer for touchdowns, Trump exploits our distractions to push dangerous policies and erode democratic norms.

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EDITORIAL -- Inclusionary zoning may be flawed, but losing it would deprive Mass. cities of an important tool -- A Cambridge developer filed a lawsuit taking aim at local policies that require developers to sell or rent some units at a discount to low-income families.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Warren and Mamdani are showing Democrats how to deal with Trump -- They're staunch critics of the president. They're also willing to work with him.

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JEFF JACOBY -- The drawing that killed my father's family -- What a pristine Nazi blueprint reveals about professional complicity in genocide.

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Would it really be so hard for the congressional GOP to oppose Trump's Greenland obsession? -- It is far easier to believe that the crisis Trump has created over Greenland has more to do with his desire for a legacy project than any real concern for national or global security.

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The Justice Department's flimsy Powell investigation isn't kidding anyone -- Prosecutors are obviously pursuing the Federal Reserve chair for political reasons.

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Boston's lagging World Cup planning draws a yellow card -- Planning for Boston's World Cup moment in the sun draws a yellow card in new state report

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The high cost of free speech in Trump's America -- Dissent is swiftly punished by the president's authoritarian DOJ and DHS.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The original "Rockford Files" was perfect. No one needs a reboot. -- Without the irreplaceable Garner, there's no "Rockford," so why bother?

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Supreme Court seems to want to keep the Federal Reserve independent -- "What goes around comes around," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said.

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Mattea Kramer -- Why the Mass. antisemitism commission recommendations are dangerous -- The commission's recommendations compromise civil liberties and pose new threats to the very population they are supposed to protect.

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Tracey Maclin -- Trump administration puts the Fourth Amendment under siege -- Immigration officers may enter homes without judicial approval, raising alarms over Americans' constitutional rights.

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Richard Ben-Veniste -- Powell, Trump, and the return of the Saturday Night Massacre -- Like Nixon, Trump is testing the limits of presidential power by targeting an independent official whose only offense is doing his job.

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Alan M. Leventhal -- The strategic cost of Trump's Greenland obsession -- His threats risked fracturing NATO, emboldening Russia and China, and triggering a trade war with Europe.

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Selling sneakers and walking away with priceless life lessons -- Robert Poulton's illustrated memoir of what he learned as a teen working at a sporting goods store resonated with readers.

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Centrists are set to battle for the soul of the Democratic Party -- One reader writes, "American voters are more conservative than the Democratic Party seems willing to admit." Another finds it ironic that a group called Welcome "suggests making the party unwelcome for certain other groups."

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The Patriots game: a timeout from the daily crises -- Joan Vennochi's column "Watching the Patriots while democracy burns" elicited two contrasting views from readers.

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I was let go by FEMA. These cuts make us all less safe. -- The abrupt termination of my position and reported plans to eliminate thousands more staff nationwide are just the latest in a series of moves designed to cut the agency off at the knees.

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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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When the Supreme Court decides which history counts

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The real reason your children can't avoid added sugar

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Most medical care shouldn't require insurance preapproval

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When a ridiculous online ditty leads to the capture of the Venezuelan president

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The Founding Fathers warned this could happen

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Seven lifestyle hacks that will totally change everything

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The ICE agents across the street

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Who put up the 'Private Way' sign on a Back Bay street corner?

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BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- Nancy Drew redrawn for these more baffling and mysterious times

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PAUL KARASIK -- MLK on leadership

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WARD SUTTON -- Violent tactics

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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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Calluses: True stories from an ICU -- An ICU nurse explores the similarities between bedside manner and the hard calluses developed when learning to play guitar in this interactive comic.

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The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old -- Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.

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True stories from an ICU: Was it right to keep their sister alive? -- An illustrated opinion piece that explores the emotional impact of hospice care on ICU nurses and hospital employees.

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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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When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An interactive comic that explores how medical mistakes can happen in the chaotic environment of an ICU.

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Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

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