Life’s Basics

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“I care about facts the way I care about oxygen and imbibing enough water a day to live. Everybody should care about facts. That is something all of us should agree on.”  

—John Oliver, comedian and host, “This Week Tonight,” in David Folkenflik, media reporter, “John Oliver on Facts, Donald Trump and the Supreme Court for Dogs,” NPR’s Morning Edition, Feb. 10, 2017

• Editorial Comment: Our essential natural resources smell kind of funny these days.



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