Articles filed under Commentary
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More focus needed on suicide awareness for African AmericansSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - National Suicide Prevention Week is being observed this week, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention designates September as National Suicide Prevention Mont...
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In migrant crisis, New York still can't face realitySep 15, 2023 1:00 am - By Byron York Syndicated columnist New York City Mayor Eric Adams has taken a leading role among Democrats in conceding the damage done to local communities by the Bide...
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In and out of the news, diverse interests defy stereotypesSep 14, 2023 1:00 am - Sometimes we think of it as cosmic injustice, that some people should be unusually gifted not in one arena of life alone but in many. Questions of divinity and fairness ...
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After two decades, Americans have reason for pride in 9/11 responseSep 14, 2023 1:00 am - The anniversary on Monday of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and in th...
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To fight climate change, stop fighting China on electric vehiclesSep 14, 2023 1:00 am - Much of the banter surrounding the rise of China's electric vehicle industry and the implication for the global economy is misleadingly alarmist. When our government get...
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A 2-tiered justice system?Sep 13, 2023 1:00 am - In the past two weeks, four of the leaders of the Proud Boys, who planned and executed the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, received long prison sentences - ranging from 1...
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Giving Irish: A nation and a vibrant community celebrate one anotherSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - The phrase "fighting Irish" did not originate with Notre Dame's football team, but with the Irish immigrant soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. It wa...
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If your kid can't read this, thank a teachers unionSep 12, 2023 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Syndicated columnist The 2022-2023 school year, close to 10% of nation's K-12 students did not attend classes on the average day, The New York Tim...
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Beyond the Byline: Staff writer Susan SarkauskasSep 11, 2023 1:00 am - Staff writer Susan Sarkauskas - "Sue" to longtime friends, "Suzy" to relatives - has had several roles in her 33 years with the Daily Herald. She started out as a Neighb...
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Government took care of meSep 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Syndicated columnist Taxation is theft, no? Government causes more problems than it solves, right? You pay taxes, and you don't get anything for your money. And those a...