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Should a society that values tolerance tolerate intolerance? In a world committed to non-discrimination, can a state discriminate against those who discriminate? Those mind-bending questions are behind thecase of the same-sex couple and the religious baker that the Supreme Court heard Tuesday. The facts are quite simple: A gay couple …

Lawmakers, law enforcement officials and the nation’s health care community are cheering President Trump’s move Thursday to officially designate the nation’s opioid crisis a public health emergency, even as many of them openly wonder if he has gone far enough. The action – a 90-day declaration that Trump could then …