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OPINION 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 The GOP’s laziness dogma Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager JOHN D. 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