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Thus newspapers became more than political rags and began reporting on every aspect of American society – attracting the advertisers of everything involved in American society along the way.

But one of them has run a ragged, undisciplined and often listless campaign, increasingly focused on blatantly false claims and hateful invective, and without the slightest pretense of “moderation” or unifying rhetoric.

Restaurants are closing and car break-ins are so common that people complain that thieves sometimes steal worthless items like old rags.

USA Today, Gannet’s flagship rag, followed suit a few days later.

McColly had returned to his office in a historic cabin, which now smelled like wet rags and old cigarettes.