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It was a laudable goal, but bad news for many longtime residents, including some of Laura’s friends who rely on the income from renting out extra rooms in the big houses they bought long ago.

“If you want to grow timber in the state, contribute to the economy, contribute to home building — all those are laudable goals,” Stephens said.

Additionally, although part of the executive branch, the Justice Department has long held the laudable, however imperfect, distinction of being independent.

And despite the laudable role satellites play in monitoring greenhouse gas emissions, they contribute to them too.

Organizational justice is both morally laudable and financially smart because it includes all of us.