Opinion Columns
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Democracy gets a stress testNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - Amazingly, I slept well on Election eve and missed the eerie lunar eclipse. I awoke to the sound of schoolboys playing on a bright beautiful fall day. The capital city w...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: A chance meeting in Cyprus and the harsh face of warNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - Last week I found myself in a traditional meze taverna on the island of Cyprus with friends old and new. One noted that our waitress, communicating with a combination of...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Miracles we take for grantedNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - I went to CVS and got a flu shot and a $5 coupon as part of the deal. No waiting. Oh, and it could even save your life. Still. So how come so few people want to get the ...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: For food abundance, think bigger than another farm billNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - Turkey prices are soaring this Thanksgiving, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. With food prices helping to drive inflation to a 40-year high, Americans are feeling...
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Facts Matter: Trump posts false voting claim on Election DayNov 12, 2022 12:00 am - The midterm elections brought out a flurry of false information, and some came from former President Donald Trump. "The Absentee Ballot situation in Detroit is REALLY BA...
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Guest Columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Australia: Vital U.S. ally reconfirms commitmentNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - With little media notice, the United States plans to deploy up to six B-52 strategic bombers to Northern Australia. This imposing, and enormously capable, long-range str...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: A talk with Bill Barr about RUSSIAGATE, the FBI and accountabilityNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - Former Attorney General Bill Barr does not mince words about FBI misconduct in its pursuit of candidate, and then president, Donald Trump. "I think the behavior of the l...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Incoming Republicans: Don't fight dems, fight inflationNov 10, 2022 12:00 am - Republicans want to take over Congress and on Tuesday they appear likely to have gotten their wish. Assuming they actually do end up winning both the House and Senate, t...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Super Bowl. Chistmas Day. Election Night.Nov 10, 2022 12:00 am - Election Night has often been described as the newspaper's Super Bowl. It's not a perfect analogy because everyone seems to care about reading, watching and analyzing th...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Early voting: not goodNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Some 640,000 Pennsylvanians voted ahead of the Oct. 25 debate between Democratic hopeful John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz, who are running for an open U.S. Senate...