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Recent Examples of mailersThe state party said the mailers were specific to the runoff election, and that an additional mailer has been sent to voters with a primary ballot application.—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2026
As the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) wrote in his magnum opus Leviathan, there would be no culture, no navigation, no knowledge of the face of the earth, no arts, no letters, no society; instead, there would be rapes, thefts, murders, and continual fear of violence.
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George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Hydee Feldstein Soto and Councilmember Monica Rodriguez both issued letters demanding a contract pledging that LA28 cover any of the city’s future costs that arise as the city plays host to hundreds of thousands of athletes and fans.
Prosecutors said Graves' body was partially wrapped in black garbage bags secured with duct tape, then rolled up in a rug alongside blankets, bags, pieces of mails, various items of clothing and trash.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Tyler has been embedded in the treasurer’s office, which calculates and mails out property tax bills, for years.
While some unions have successfully bargained for the right to supplement the QR codes with pen and paper, corporate has supposedly responded to that concession by refusing to stock more order cards.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
Passport cards may be used for land or sea travel to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda and certain Caribbean countries.
The pamphlet published five pro-Franco missives; sixteen authors declared neutrality.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Often letters to the editor are scathing missives reflecting one’s political beliefs or unhappiness with a segment of society – the wealthy, the IRS, the insurance companies, law enforcement, etc.
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Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
Among other things, HiveWatch monitors video feeds, employee access, online conversations, threats against executives and brands, and 911 dispatches.
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Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Xiong’an New Area, a flagship development launched in 2017 to absorb non-capital functions from Beijing and knit together the Beijing‑Tianjin‑Hebei region, has entered a new phase of build‑out and operations, according to recent dispatches from Chinese state media.