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Additional reader reactions below:
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A sampling of reader reactions to The Washington Post’s decision to forgo endorsing a presidential candidate ahead of the upcoming 2024 election:
Read the full statement here: wapo.st/3Yma5ud
Great local reporting here. Because this is America, fascism will be a largely decentralized phenomenon, rooted in towns and counties. But also tied together through national media, and rooted in one of our two national political parties. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4...
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Public health officials are privately urging the White House to ban menthol cigarettes, saying it would save 600,000-plus lives.
Political advisers are warning it could cost President Biden crucial votes.
Our look inside the White House debate as Biden weighs a major public health decision.
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Love the reader reactions, too. 🦇👻
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Happy Halloween! 🎃
Whatever your plans are for the spookiest day of the year, you should check out Manuel Canales's illustrated guide to defeating some of the most iconic horror monsters.
Heed the advice in this article should you find yourself face to face with an unruly mummy: wapo.st/40hf2VK
I’ve always been too afraid to shop there bc it’s always so crowded!
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Love using gourds in the garden
16.10.2023 19:59 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0BEAUTIFUL!
16.10.2023 20:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I'm always on the prowl for great writing.
If this is one of your favorite ledes, tell me about it! Or submit one you believe is better. :)
www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
Psst.
In case you haven't heard, it's decorative gourd season! And I'm obsessed with this Washington Post lede by Jessica Contrera which celebrates occasion.
Here's a gift article: wapo.st/46xiyxB
Send to anyone in in your life who is obsessed with fall! 🍂🎃
25 years ago we lost #MatthewShepard to a senseless act of hate. Today we remember Matt by proudly supporting the Matthew Shepard Foundation in its mission to replace hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance. Share this image & help keep Matthew's memory alive #RememberMatthew #NOH8
25 years ago we lost #MatthewShepard to a senseless act of hate. Today we remember Matt by proudly supporting the Matthew Shepard Foundation in its mission to replace hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance. Share this image & help keep Matthew's memory alive #RememberMatthew #NOH8
12.10.2023 14:53 — 👍 515 🔁 196 💬 7 📌 8In my 70s, living in New Mexico, I have another 12 years, which puts me on par with a woman in Poland. Shocked that England doesn't even appear in my personal graph.
03.10.2023 17:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0WaPo says that I've got 36 years left. If I lived in Japan, I'd have 41 years left. If I lived in my native Michigan, or if I bought into the idea of leaving San Francisco for Texas, I'd only have 34 years left.
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03.10.2023 16:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Really excellent and dismaying project from our news side. Another opinion story on this topic I published this summer, on why it's not just Covid driving down US life expectancy www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
03.10.2023 15:22 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Even in the wake of Deaton et al’s startling observations about “deaths of despair,” this is eye-opening. It’s not merely the epidemics of opioids, guns and COVID. It’s the daily grinding stress of living in a pitiless society of extreme capitalist exploitation without a modicum of social welfare.
03.10.2023 15:46 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1"In the early 1980s people in poorest communities were 9% more likely to die each year, but the gap grew to 49% in the past decade and widened to 61% when covid struck." Gift link below to WaPo article on the immense & rising toll of chronic illness in US society compared to other wealthy nations. 👇
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And if you really enjoyed this story, consider nominating it for “Lede of the Week.”
www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
Have you ever wondered how the life expectancy of Americans compares to that of folks of similar nations?
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
Do you need something good to read this weekend?
Well, The Post’s readers have got you covered.
Check out the transcript for everything our commenters enjoyed reading in the paper this week below:
www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
I’d say this is a really good contender for “Lede of the Week,” too!
If you liked Dino’s lede, consider nominating it: www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
Short and sweet and memorable is how I’d describe this perfect lede from The Post’s Dino Grandoni.
Check out his story on the dumbo octopus, here: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
A lot of great stuff in the paper today.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/...
Another great line from this story:
“If you lived in Baltimore and never shook Brooksie’s hand, it’s because you never tried.”
Be sure to check out Dave Sheinin’s beautiful story on the late baseball player Brooks Robinson.
It’s a heartwarming tribute to someone who had an impact on the lives of people in Baltimore.
“Around here, nobody’s ever named a candy bar after Brooks Robinson; we name our children after him.”
And while you're at it, be sure to send me your favorite ledes/articles you read in The Post this week: www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
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