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##  [ To Some, Reparations Are Common Sense ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21633:to-some-reparations-are-common-sense&catid=312)

The issue can be divisive. But as a supporter of reparations, a recent Jeopardy clue (of all things) left me feeling strangely optimistic. A few weeks ago, guest host Aaron Rodgers read the clue to three white players: “In 2015, Congress…

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## [COVID-19 Deaths Explode Worldwide ... So When DO We End the Mask Mandates?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21632:covid-19-deaths-explode-worldwide-so-when-do-we-end-the-mask-mandates&catid=312)

Because many Americans aren't so much sick of any COVID-19 viral infection as they are the measures taken to stop or minimize the death toll. And many others are sick of the clamor against these measures. As India's infection and death t…

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