Opinion Columns
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A Gold Star Wife’s request for Memorial DayMay 26, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Katie Stack: Marine Lance Corporal James Stack was killed in Afghanistan on November 10, 2010. His wife Katie became a Gold Star widow and requests that on Memorial Day, we thank fallen heroes at memorials, gather with meaning, and teach children about those who died for our freedom.
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Public defender reforms promise a fairer kind of democracyMay 25, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist K. Edward Copeland: As we move into the next stage of passing the FAIR Act, the legislature must prioritize independence for public defenders.
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O’Donnell: Flanders Fields puts a Wrigley Field All-Star Game in perspectiveMay 24, 2025 5:10 pm - THE GRAY-HAIRED FELLOW WAS ONCE a high school second baseman with a determined spirit but weak bat. He later missed Vietnam only because a fortunate opening put him in a ...
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Lawmakers must act to protect communities from transit crisisMay 23, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Jeff Schielke: State legislators must act before the close of the legislative session this month to enable new, sustainable transit funding and reforms, without which communities will face harmful service cuts.
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Comey, Trump and '8647'May 23, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: Whether he meant it as violence or not, James Comey should have known better than to post a message supporting ‘8647’ in opposition to President Trump.
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The unique lessons hiding within a familiar type of pictureMay 22, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Graduation photos may seem repetitive, but each one captures a unique moment in time for an individual. The images reflect community value, the transition to adulthood and much more.
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Latest book on Biden tells Americans what they already knew — except maybe Jake TapperMay 22, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Jake Tapper's new book admits media failure in covering up Biden's mental decline, a "scandal" the author missed despite signs, raising accountability issues.
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High-rent district: Qatar & Co. turn America into a grift shopMay 22, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: Donald Trump may not know due process from "101 Dalmatians," but he knows get-rich-quick schemes, and he wasted little time after taking office before making a beeline for the world's most reliable generator of cash for the Trump family: the Mideast.
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Consider setting, not just money, in setting up student-athletes to thriveMay 21, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: Saban and Trump may team up to reform college sports in the era of NIL deals. But can a presidential commission really change the bag chasing culture?.
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Trump's tax push puts ‘free market’ label to restMay 21, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The Trump administration has abandoned pro-growth policies in favor of economic nationalism, protectionism, and central planning that limit consumer choice and opportunity.