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ATO house renovations unite fraternity members with alumni and legacy
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ATO house renovations unite fraternity members with alumni and legacy

It was Taco Tuesday when I arrived at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house to meet with President Micah Perry and learn about the house’s recent renovations.  Upon entering, I was taken through the dining room where fraternity brothers shuffled past each other, exchanging jokes and greetings while helping themselves to large servings of refried...

Q&A: David Mastio, USA Today Editor
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Q&A: David Mastio, USA Today Editor

David Mastio is the deputy editorial page editor for USA Today. He started his career as an editorial writer and assistant forum editor for USA Today back in 1995. Mastio also worked as a founding editorial page editor for The Washington Examiner, deputy editorial page editor and senior editor for online opinion at The Washington...

Repealed EPA regulations could harm nation’s natural resources
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Repealed EPA regulations could harm nation’s natural resources

The Trump administration asked the Environmental Protection Agency to reject Rapanos v. United States by repealing a 2015 Obama-era regulation under the Clean Water Act.  Repealing the law removes many seasonal streams, small waterways, and wetlands from federal oversight and protection. Citizens who live in states without local EPA departments to enforce federal protections are...