Opinion Columns
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An opportunity to make connections was overwhelmed by divisionsOct 02, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Sadly, a system of communication in which we once had high hopes online became overwhelmed by participants who “debate” by personal insult, bullying and name calling and believe that “free speech” means the right to state any outrage in whatever offensive language one chooses.
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Dream weaver: Camp for inner-city kids highlights a great man’s legacyOct 01, 2025 2:27 pm - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: A billionaire's dying wish revealed: How Jack Connors transformed Boston's poorest kids' lives
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Laughter is the worst diseaseOct 01, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Sometimes it takes courage just to write a joke.
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2 years later, 'much of the world no longer remembers Oct. 7'Oct 01, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Beware what you wish forSep 30, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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The case against Jerome PowellSep 30, 2025 2:45 am - It's hard to believe that a couple years ago, Time magazine considered naming Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell as their Person of the Year. He may well have w...
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Democratic Party isolation is getting worseSep 27, 2025 2:00 pm - We Americans, it seems, continue to live in two separate countries. Consider two items in the news this week and the inconsistent responses they evoked. One was the convi...
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Why Illinois needs to reform its tax policySep 27, 2025 2:00 pm - Gov. Pritzker just issued an executive order that, among other things, requires state agencies to identify cuts totaling 4% of their current year appropriations. Pritzker...
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From midwife to turncoat: Britain and the Jewish StateSep 26, 2025 4:00 am - Way back during the 17th and 18th centuries, Britain had a reputation in Europe as “perfidious Albion.” The Cambridge English Dictionary defines “perfidious” as “unable t...
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Trump targets U.N. — like shooting fish in a barrelSep 26, 2025 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — The escalator stopped working as President Donald Trump and the first lady entered the United Nations on Tuesday. Then, as Trump began to deliver his speech ...