Opinion Columns
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Opinion: Americans are keeping hope alive, whether or not they believe they areAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - Many years ago, I was in the audience when the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the legendary civil rights activist and election mobilizer, gave a speech. He often used the catchphra...
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Debra J. Saunders: Dangerous homeless encampments in California must be addressedAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - There were 195 fires in homeless encampments in Oakland, California, over two years that ended in March. In April, someone died in a fire sparked by the toxic-stew squal...
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Susan Estrich: How can one small-state senator hold so much sway?Jul 31, 2022 1:00 am - The blame game around the Senate's failure to pass global warming legislation thus far is in full swing. The obvious target is West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, with his o...
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Guest View: Hydrogen is the answer, and the Midwest could lead the way.Jul 31, 2022 1:00 am - A global energy crisis along with mounting pressure to decarbonize has businesses, states, policymakers and countries around the world searching for long-term energy sol...
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Facts Matter: Yes, arrests were made during Jan. 6 attack - and many more followedJul 30, 2022 1:00 am - A recent post claims there were no arrests inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and, thus, no crimes were committed. "Why was nobody arrested inside of the Capit...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: D.C. feels sting of Biden border policyJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Recently, this column focused on the Biden administration's practice of allowing illegal border crossers to stay in the United States. Documents made public as a result ...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Government has duty to create policies correcting past race biasJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - It should come as a surprise to no one that vacant and abandoned properties, which are located in every area of the state, are a major economic and societal problem. Aft...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Antitrust craze would unplug technological progressJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Always beware of the name given to a piece of legislation. It rarely describes accurately the likely impact of enacting a bill. In fact, statutes often do the opposite o...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: Learning to love dogsJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - It never occurred to me that loving dogs could be considered an accomplishment of sorts until when talking to my neighbor recently she said, "It's amazing you like dogs ...
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A Dreamer graduates: What does future hold for me and my family?Jul 27, 2022 1:00 am - This spring, I walked walk across the stage, received my diploma and threw my cap in the air with my classmates. My high school experience had, in some ways, been just l...