Articles filed under Opinion
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When the Beach Boys turned into menJun 23, 2025 2:45 pm - Guest columnist : Around 10 years younger than the Beach Boys, I grew up listening to their music. As if I had a choice. The never-ending replays actually gave me a headache.Then one winter day when we had freezing rain, I heard a song that touched my heart.
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War not the answerJun 23, 2025 2:29 pm - As a young boy, I remember hearing over the radio of the attack on Pearl Harbor at that very hour, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7, 1941. “A date that will live in infamy,” FDR ...
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Action was neededJun 23, 2025 2:29 pm - To all readers I ask: If you lived near someone or knew of someone who repeatedly said they wanted to kill you, to destroy your very existence, would you not do something...
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Congress must actJun 23, 2025 2:29 pm - Donald Trump started a war with Iran, without the permission of Congress. He has put our military assets in the region at risk. Why, because Trump refuses to believe his ...
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Dilution for ‘balance’ distorts realityJun 23, 2025 4:00 am - While several thousand people rallied earlier this month across our suburban communities to push back against the authoritarian actions of our current president, somehow ...
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Make voices heard for our core valuesJun 23, 2025 4:00 am - This is not a letter about politics or parties or how anyone may have voted. It is a letter about common sense and decency — about reality and facts — about the core valu...
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Our proud history of fighting for democracyJun 23, 2025 4:00 am - I am proud to be an American. Yet. my ancestry too goes back to immigrants. My ancestors arrived here in 1634, 14 years after the Mayflower. They came seeking religious f...
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Treat illegal entry like the felony it isJun 23, 2025 4:00 am - I have been hearing and reading lately that some people believe that entering the USA illegally is only a civil offense like jay walking. They are mistaken. Under Title 8...
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Personality, not policy, is Trump’s appealJun 23, 2025 4:00 am - The historical notion that the elderly consistently prefer conservative candidates and younger generations consistently favor liberal candidates is becoming less and less...
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Disrespect for expertise is hurting the nationJun 23, 2025 4:00 am - I appreciated recent commentaries in the Daily Herald, one by Keith Peterson about the tragic demise of our Fulbright programs and the other by Susan Estrich about No Kin...