Opinion Columns
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Trump's dislike of gag order doesn’t mean he can break itMay 07, 2024 4:00 am - It took the threat of being jailed to move former President Donald Trump to show some respect for the criminal justice system. On Tuesday, Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump ...
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Keeping hope alive during the National Day of PrayerMay 07, 2024 4:00 am - For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. As for God, his way ...
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Inhalers show ‘money trail’ affecting medicine pricesMay 05, 2024 5:24 pm - When I read the news that three out of four manufacturers of asthma and COPD inhalers have decided to cap the price to the patient to no more than $35 a month, it came as...
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Will California hobble the U.S. railroad industry?May 04, 2024 11:42 am - American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose ...
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Trump in contemptMay 04, 2024 11:27 am - A judge with a keen grasp of the obvious recently found possible felon/president Donald Trump in contempt. After 40 years as a reporter/columnist, I haven't had to type “...
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Data does not support allotting public funds to sports stadiumsMay 03, 2024 4:00 am - The Chicago Bears, a football team valued at $6.3 billion by Forbes, with a principal owner, Virginia McCaskey, who has a net worth valued at $1.3 billion by Forbes, are ...
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Muslim civilians didn’t volunteer to be martyrs for Hamas and IranMay 03, 2024 4:00 am - On April 13, Iran fired hundreds of drones, rockets and missiles at Israel. “So, let's be straight,” said White House national security spokesperson John Kirby two days l...
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Antisemitism is not a majorMay 02, 2024 4:00 am - President Joe Biden stuck close to the White House last week while House Speaker Mike Johnson ventured to Columbia University amid out-of-control protests that effectivel...
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Now is the time to flex your democratic muscle on legislative issuesMay 02, 2024 4:00 am - It has been about two months since Gov. J.B. Pritzker presented his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Only now is the true picture of next year’s anticipated sp...
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A turning point for American foreign policy?May 02, 2024 4:00 am - Was the passage by the House and the Senate of the foreign aid package with money for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan a turning point in American foreign policy? It certainly ...