Opinion Columns
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Facts Matter: Fake news quickly follows latest gun tragedyMay 28, 2022 1:00 am - A horrific shooting at a Texas elementary school that left at least 19 children and two teachers dead was immediately followed by fake news circulating on social media. ...
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Guest columnist Teri Dreher: Where has common sense in the health care system gone?May 28, 2022 1:00 am - I love what I do as a patient advocate working with local health care professionals, and I do believe our doctors, nurses, hospitals and other workers have the best inte...
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Guest columnist Richard Wallace: Guaranteed income can be bridge of opportunity for those in needMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - When COVID struck Chicago, it immediately became clear how little support our communities were going to receive. For those of us explicitly denied access to public safet...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Corporations' 'woke' signaling won't override profit motiveMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - Many people on the Right fear "woke capitalism" and the idea that corporate executives will bend to pressure to advance a vision of the world that replaces their values ...
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Guest columnist Sharmin Shahjahan: The stories of mass murder are becoming all too familiarMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - As a mother to two elementary school students who myself lived through a school shooting nearly 20 years ago, I don't have any more words of wisdom to share. We have all...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Did Putin wait until Biden became president to invade Ukraine?May 25, 2022 1:00 am - In the days after Russia attacked Ukraine, there was a lot of talk among Republicans that Vladimir Putin would not have invaded had Donald Trump still been president. Tr...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: The fine line between parenting and indoctrinationMay 25, 2022 1:00 am - I was 10 years old and in the fifth grade at a Catholic school. My stepmom worked at the Natural History Museum, and I tagged along with her on most Saturdays as a volun...
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COVID is coming backMay 24, 2022 1:00 am - Shh. It's bad enough that the economy is falling apart. Don't tell anyone, but COVID is coming back. I've been spending too much time in doctors' offices, where they sti...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: It's not exactly Trump's Republican PartyMay 22, 2022 1:00 am - Is it Donald Trump's Republican Party? You can make the case it is, as partisan Democrats do, from the victories of various candidates endorsed by the former president i...
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Baby formula shortage not because of donation to UkraineMay 21, 2022 1:00 am - Recent social media posts appear to suggest the current baby formula shortage in the U.S. was caused by aid to Ukraine. A May 12 Facebook post shows side-by-side images ...