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The [Wednesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

I still have some personal and business issues to take care of, so I'm just going to take the week off instead of doing a half-assed job just to get a column up every day. I'll still be posting the work of our other contributors, and some social media recaps. Otherwise, I'll plan to re-start the Papers on March 13.

Fantasy Fix Draft Guide Pt. 2: Schwarbs!
A most unexpected ranking.

Peabody Agrees To Collateral For Mine Cleanup Costs
Impact includes Illinois, where fear was company would walk away.

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MUST-READ: The Ways To Destroy Democracy.

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A sampling.

And don't kid yourself. This is what Spicer has to look forward to when he is no longer press secretary. A big paid TV payday.
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) March 8, 2017

The CIA reports show the USG developing vulnerabilities in US products, then intentionally keeping the holes open. Reckless beyond words.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 7, 2017

Why is this dangerous? Because until closed, any hacker can use the security hole the CIA left open to break into any iPhone in the world. https://t.co/xK0aILAdFI
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 7, 2017

then one day Donald Trump was President and, concurrently, it was said that Richard Simmons was being held hostage by his housekeeper. #real
— helene smith (@helene_smith) March 8, 2017

The Beachwood Tronc Line: Concurrent.

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Posted on March 8, 2017