Opinion Columns
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Chief Justice Roberts handed Trump the keys to powerApr 01, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts cleared a path for Trump's rise and illegal actions, from Citizens United to inventing presidential immunity. Now Trump ignores laws and claims a right "to do whatever I want".
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Abundance versus 'everything bagel' liberalismApr 01, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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On reading the news …Mar 31, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Tom Montgomery Fate: As news becomes more polarized and biased, it undermines the authority and integrity of the free press, making it harder for people to determine what is factual.
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County is ensuring language access as a human rightMar 29, 2025 2:30 pm - Guest columnists Toni Preckwinkle and Josina Morita: Cook County is dedicated to language access for its diverse population, seeing it as an issue of respect and dignity, not just translation, and is expanding services to be more inclusive.
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The Six Triple Eight deserves its dayMar 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: As Women's History Month nears its end, New Jersey lawmakers have introduced legislation to recognize the African American women who served in the Women's Army Corps' 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II.
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The governing begins Wednesday, but first … ‘the silly season’Mar 27, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Some lingering thoughts as Election Day approaches.
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What is Gavin Newsom doing?Mar 26, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Let Gibson have his gun rights backMar 25, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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A vote for safety, growth and the futureMar 25, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnists Natasha Raginskiy and Libby Zito: Passing the District 23 referendum would invest in safer, updated schools and strengthen property values, ensuring quality education and better futures for children.
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Go home. We're drunk.Mar 23, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Is our political discourse just an alcohol-fueled last call?