Opinion Columns
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Teflon DonMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - Can he get away with this, too? A New York jury award of $5 million for sexual abuse and defamation would be enough to sink any normal candidate for high office. But Don...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Biden Inc. not just a GOP storyMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - "My son has done nothing wrong." It's the mantra President Joe Biden repeats regularly about his son Hunter as the president tries to cloak the Biden family's greed behi...
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Guest columnist Nicole Wolter: Chicago, state policymakers should rethink policy agendaMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - In Illinois, government red tape and high taxes are in vogue. Chicago Mayor-elect Johnson, who is set to soon take office, is calling for $800 million in additional taxe...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: Columnist Jim Slusher: Finding the relationship between trust, truthMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - World Press Freedom Day - its theme for 2023 "Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a driver for all other human rights" - passed last week with an ominou...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Why the debt ceiling continues to matterMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - The debt-ceiling standoff has people concerned about what will happen if the U.S. defaults on its debt. I certainly hope both sides will come together to avoid this outc...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: The recession looms large in the 2024 electionMay 09, 2023 1:00 am - For more than two years now, Republicans have been predicting that President Joe Biden's big-spending policies will crash the U.S. economy into recession. It hasn't happ...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: San Francisco wouldn't be dying with Republicans in chargeMay 09, 2023 1:00 am - I left San Francisco just in time - at the end of 2016. Sure, I saw the occasional junkie shooting up in public when I still worked in the city. And yes, I saw men use t...
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Guest columnists Brian Minsker and Robin Steans: Build on state's Smart Start initiative with commitment to full-day kindergartenMay 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Kindergarten is a pivotal year for young children and families. Serving as the bridge from early childhood into the early elementary years, it provides children with the...
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Guest columnist: Ranked choice voting will prevent wasted votes and secure our electionsMay 07, 2023 1:00 am - Election access and integrity are two of the most important issues facing our democracy, which is why I've supported increased access to early voting and vote by mail, a...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Trump surgeMay 07, 2023 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich What does it say about politics today that Donald Trump is surging in the polls? That's right. In the wake of an indictment in New York City, in the mi...