Opinion Columns
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Be gracious to those in needJan 15, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: In this time of so much suffering, the homeless deserve our compassion. The HUD statistics show that the need is extreme and seriously urgent.
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Facebook embraces free speech: The masses win, the experts loseJan 14, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook's fact-checkers were too politically biased, promises to restore free speech by removing them and moderators, and work with Trump against censorship.
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Jan 14, 2025 4:00 am - President Narrowly Elected Donald Trump wants to buy/annex/conquer/steal the entire country of Canada. There is a lot to be said for this idea, principally because it's s...
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Holidays or no holidays, the pursuit of great stories goes onJan 13, 2025 9:37 am - The grandest holiday season of the year is suddenly behind us, and as I reflect on newspapering during the last two weeks of December, I’m transported to a long-ago memor...
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Illinois licensing reform has improved employment, reduced crimeJan 13, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnists Darwynn Deyo and Liam Sigaud: Illinois reform allowing people with criminal records to obtain occupational licenses increased household income and employment while reducing crime rates.
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Perception of madness is a risky foundation for foreign policyJan 12, 2025 4:00 am - During the 1968 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Richard Nixon confided to H.R. Haldeman his idea to end the war in Vietnam, an exchange Haldeman, soon to be N...
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The routine of the rule of lawJan 11, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The rule of law triumphed, routinely, on Jan. 6. Imagine how different it might have been had the results of the election been different.
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Evidence points to Supreme Court as enemy of democracyJan 10, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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Will fiscal responsibility now become the cornerstone of economic policy?Jan 10, 2025 4:00 am - The arrival of a new presidential administration invokes new beginnings and a break from the past. Still, realities from previous administrations remain, such as a fiscal...
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Crude awakening: 15 months on, Oct. 7 remains a brutal wake-up callJan 09, 2025 9:27 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: