Articles filed under Opinion
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How serious are North Korea’s threats?Aug 24, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: What is new is the declaration by President Donald Trump that the exercises would be scaled back. He cited his alleged good relations with North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong-un, plus South Korea’s unwillingness to support the current attacks against Iran.
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Daily Herald opinion: In addition to highlighting jobs, expo a reminder of value of workers with disabilitiesAug 23, 2026 4:00 am - A March report from the national Bureau of Labor Statistics stated, among other findings, that the unemployment rate in 2025 for people with intellectual or physical disa...
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The president’s right-hand womanAug 23, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: She is the human printer, controlling the flow of paper to the president and transcribing his social media posts. She thinks she owes her life to Donald Trump. She is always by his side. Her name is Natalie Harp. She is this week's troubling news.
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America’s health care discussion will not go awayAug 23, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Healthcare remains near the top of a list of issues that are relevant in any national election and that is true this year as well.
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Today’s editorial cartoonAug 23, 2026 4:00 am -
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Let’s see the facts on Trump ‘profiteering’Aug 21, 2026 11:22 am - In his recent letter, Jim Prescott suggests we “take a look at the profiteering Trump and his family and friends have raked in.” Well, I have no idea what profiteering yo...
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Support candidates who protect ordinary peopleAug 21, 2026 11:22 am - The first time I ever voted, I chose all Republican candidates. Growing up, I was deeply influenced by my conservative (and loving) grandfather. However, the Republican P...
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The larger question behind a predictable ‘social experiment’Aug 21, 2026 4:00 am - In what may be the irony of the decade, a reputed polling company called Media Strategies posted this statement on social media earlier this month: “Polling has a credibi...
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Those who build and the politicians who takeAug 21, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: There's an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can't, devise ways for the government to take shares in what others have built.