Opinion Columns
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Guest columnist Jan Schakowsky: This fight isn't over: if the Senate can't protect women, we need a new SenateJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - The United States Supreme Court, in a devastating six-to-three decision, has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending half a century of precedent and stripping away the long-estab...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Americans facing test of support for 'family values'Jun 29, 2022 1:00 am - I am with my Swedish cousins for the "Midsommar" holiday at their cottage on the southwest coast of Sweden. Yesterday, the decision by America's highest court to overtur...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Another avenue of justice: Judy Huth v. Bill CosbyJun 28, 2022 1:00 am - Sometimes justice delayed is still justice. That was the case this week for Judy Huth, who met once-beloved comedian Bill Cosby back in 1975 and was 16 years old when he...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: TikTok end of the worldJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - TikTok videos and tweets aren't long because you can't get anyone to pay attention to anything for long, not unless it's "Lord of the Rings," and they've seen it six tim...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: On gas prices, leaders bypass solutions in favor of partisanshipJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - Nothing motivates political action more than a "sky is falling" scenario. Take the current surge in inflation generally, and one universally loathed aspect thereof - the...
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Facts Matter: Alleged Trump statement on Jan. 6 is fakeJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - A lengthy, official-looking statement, topped with the letterhead "Save America, President Donald J. Trump," was posted on social media earlier this month. The statement...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The red-state badge of courageJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens recently released perhaps the most tasteless political ad ever as he runs in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Th...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Understanding writing that aims to change your mindJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher When was the last time a piece of writing or a public speech immediately changed your mind about something? I'm going to take a wild guess and bet you can...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Supreme Court tanksJun 22, 2022 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich In the polls at least, the Supreme Court is no longer the respected institution that it once was. Consider these numbers from the Marquette University ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Fountains, fairy tales and trollsJun 19, 2022 1:00 am - There is a legend (or they say there is) that, if you go to Rome, you can pitch pocket change into one of the fountains and it will draw you back to Rome. This is good i...