Opinion Columns
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The silence of the whalesAug 17, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Normally, whale life is a kind of homelessness. They drift around, not caring where they'll be tomorrow, and they eat whatever they can find. There used to be three or four people in the brush at the end of my street who lived pretty much the same way.
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The varied reporting at the sunrise of a new school yearAug 15, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: As a new school year begins, the Daily Herald pledges continued comprehensive coverage of suburban schools beyond just first-day photos and sports, covering diverse issues and achievements.
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Summit will be a telling show, but full of uncertaintiesAug 15, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Trump and Putin meet today in Alaska amid speculation and some knowns, including that Putin's demands are non-starters and Trump's leverage is uncertain.
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Trump sees himself as D.C.’s top lawmanAug 15, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: It's refreshing that Trump sees high crime in the nation's capital as an emergency, but we’ll see if his approach can work.
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Learning from America's immigrant pastAug 14, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: When debating current issues, it's helpful to avoid inaccurate depictions of past policy, especially on immigration, in which both opponents and advocates of President Donald Trump's policies have views based on not altogether accurate renditions of the past.
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More things that don’t compute amid Gaza’s miseryAug 14, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: Common criticisms of Israel's actions in Gaza fail to provide coherent alternatives or account for Hamas' role, and the narrative absolving Hamas while indicting Israel does not hold up to scrutiny.
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The 'roving patrols'Aug 13, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: On Aug. 1, a three-judge appellate court upheld a court order limiting the authority of ICE ‘roving patrols.’ That didn't stop the Trump administration from blatantly violating it last week,
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Notes from history on an Alaska summitAug 13, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: The phrase “North to Alaska” is the title of a popular song performed by Johnny Horton, rockabilly singer of the 1950s, and of a 1960 film with John Wayne. Both song and film are earthy and gritty, emphasizing the uncertainty of life. That sentiment is appropriate to open discussion of the Alaska summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Donald Trump of the United States.
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To the moon, Alice!Aug 12, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:
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To aid the economy, Trump must restore confidence in institutionsAug 12, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: