Opinion Columns
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Trump is not the biggest threat to the Fed’s independenceAug 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Repeated attacks by President Trump highlight concerns over Fed independence, but fiscal policy also threatens it. Rising interest costs may subordinate Fed policy to fiscal decisions, enabling inflation.
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The true courage in ‘telling it like it is’Aug 28, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: There is a lot to unpack in Gov. JB Pritzker’s appeal to news media to “tell it like it is” and not “pretend there are two sides” to the story of a possible National Guard deployment to Chicago.
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Lawmakers should act to reform utility rate systemAug 28, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Emmanuel Thomas: The biggest driver of rising energy bills is ComEd's delivery charges, not the cost of electricity, as the utility claims; lawmakers must reform utility ratemaking to rein in ComEd's out-of-control spending
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How did a migrant who can’t speak English get license to drive a big rig?Aug 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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I'm with NewsomAug 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Trump's cocktail of racism and spectacle: Shaken in L.A., stirred in D.C.Aug 26, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Despite not having the highest crime rates, Trump sent troops to LA and DC who have black mayors, ignoring whiter cities, exposing it as a racist move for control and diversion from scandals.
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Will Trump help Ukraine stop Russia's westward drive?Aug 26, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Russia's drive to expand west and suppress dissent has long threatened stability. Though initially friendly to Putin, Trump now seems horrified by Russian aggression and admiring of brave Ukrainian defense.
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Fear. Money. And a story of a community’s brush with opportunityAug 25, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Louis S. Guagenti: Imagine a ‘Joan’ and the dilemma she poses for an affluent suburb dealing with mental illness and homelessness.
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Dogtown, ArkansasAug 24, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:
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Retribution is not the way to fix issues in State DepartmentAug 24, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: