Articles filed under Commentary
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Tear down the social media BastilleJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - The problem for The New York Times, The Washington Post and other big media outlets that want to dismiss Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a conspiracy-theorist/nutjob is hard no...
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Guest columnist Phil Melin: Lawsuit abuse costs everyone in IllinoisJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - A popular western-suburban small business recently paid an almost $1 million settlement after utilizing a fingerprint sign-in/sign-out system for its employees a few yea...
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Guest columnist R. Kent Kirkwood: The wealth gap and class warfareJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - French economist Thomas Piketty, in his 2013 book "Capital in the 21st Century," pointed out that the people who work for wages are fortunate if their net worth increase...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Summer and smokeJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion As Canada's ashes turn the sky yellow and New York City glimmers dimly in the haze and we chew the dull bone of climate change, I see the black smok...
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Columnist Jessica A. Johnson: Life lessons, not race should be the focus when rating Disney's 'Mermaid'Jun 11, 2023 1:00 am - I finally had some extra time last week to take in the Disney live-action remake of its 1989 animation film "The Little Mermaid." I had watched Halle Bailey, the African...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: What to make of new projections of big government savingsJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - We have a debt-ceiling deal. It's a relief for most people. This deal avoids a default and the need for the Department of the Treasury to make hard choices over which bi...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Biden finds his footingJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich Oh, I know. He tripped. That's the irony. The week where he showed that he had found his footing going into the fall election, he tripped over a sandba...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: With the news, 'the way it is' isn't always 'the way it will be'Jun 08, 2023 1:00 am - I like the print newspaper, and its electronic twin our e-edition, because it provides a unique, immutable snapshot of a day. I like the online newspaper for the precise...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Mike Pence's ill-starred presidential runJun 08, 2023 1:00 am - On paper, has there ever been a more qualified candidate for president than Mike Pence? Twelve years in the House of Representatives, four as governor of Indiana and fou...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: The June rise (and fall) of Joe BidenJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - The president just had a rise over congressional Republicans in the debt ceiling crisis and a fall at the Air Force Academy - one big deal and a small one. The fall: muc...