Opinion Columns
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From all directions: America's become a place for hateSep 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: America is plagued by embittered polarization and cruelty that fuels a surge of bias and vitriol with no end in sight.
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How the White House takes power from CongressSep 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Russell Vought, head of OMB, helps Trump rescind $4.9 billion in foreign aid without Congressional approval, sparking concerns about separation of powers.
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Newsom's trolling of Trump is good for a laugh, but not much elseSep 02, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette:
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Why Team Trump wants to deport Abrego GarciaSep 02, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Flag burning: Trump's latest, dangerous, stuntAug 31, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: A court challenge to Trump’s executive order on flag burning would be an opportunity to ask the court to overrule precedents that protect political speech from the suppression of a dictator.
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Iowa is one state that gets redistricting rightAug 31, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Iowa's nonpartisan redistricting process should be a model for other states to ensure fair congressional maps not distorted by gerrymandering for partisan gain.
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Lack of kratom regulation causing health risks in IllinoisAug 29, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Heidi Sykora: The lack of regulation in Illinois threatens access to safe, quality natural kratom leaf.
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Trump is not the biggest threat to the Fed’s independenceAug 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Repeated attacks by President Trump highlight concerns over Fed independence, but fiscal policy also threatens it. Rising interest costs may subordinate Fed policy to fiscal decisions, enabling inflation.
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The true courage in ‘telling it like it is’Aug 28, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: There is a lot to unpack in Gov. JB Pritzker’s appeal to news media to “tell it like it is” and not “pretend there are two sides” to the story of a possible National Guard deployment to Chicago.
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Lawmakers should act to reform utility rate systemAug 28, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Emmanuel Thomas: The biggest driver of rising energy bills is ComEd's delivery charges, not the cost of electricity, as the utility claims; lawmakers must reform utility ratemaking to rein in ComEd's out-of-control spending