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OPINION 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016 Trump and the sultan Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager JOHN D. BRUIJN, Production Manager DEBRA BLOOM, Business Manager HEATHER RAMSDELL, Circulation Manager /D0HDUEHDUVZLWQHVV WRDSXEOLFKHDOWKFULVLV The measures the mayor backs are common sense By THOMAS L. 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