Articles filed under Opinion
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Keep shutdowns, debt ceiling in contextJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Your recent editorial makes an important point about the dysfunction surrounding the federal debt ceiling. But in doing so, it blends two very different mechanisms: the d...
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All will benefit from Trump’s successJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Great to see you start off the new year with a letter from Bob Shea, urging readers to overlook our president’s personal faults and asking them instead to zero in on what...
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Yes, fire incompetenceJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Donald Trump is considering suing Fed Chair Jerome Powell for “gross incompetence.” I guess Trump is quite an expert at recognizing incompetence when he looks into the mi...
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Jan 05, 2026 3:02 pm - Shared goals, but an ineffective style In response to Bob Shea’s Jan. 1 letter: You list what Trump wants to do. I think most people respective of party association want ...
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The Fed cuts rates again — so what?Jan 05, 2026 4:00 am - President Harry Truman once quipped he would really like to find an economist with only one hand. He went on to elaborate: “Give me a one-handed economist. All my economi...
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Reform for allJan 04, 2026 4:00 am - I read your editorial in Tuesday's paper, and it reminded me of what Christ said in Mathew 7:3-5. You complain about Texas when Illinois has probably the worst gerrymande...
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Should we listen when wealthy people offer to pay more taxes?Jan 04, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Is Bears’ success for real?Jan 04, 2026 4:00 am - “Nouveau riche” is a French term meaning newly rich, but it also refers to the newly rich personality: a person whose unexpected windfall exceeds their common sense. They...
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Daily Herald opinion: The power of a pause: In praise of rest, relaxation and doing absolutely nothing to start the new year off rightJan 04, 2026 4:00 am - Have you spent the last few weeks or months running around, running errands and running on empty? January is the perfect time to indulge in the art of doing nothing. Start 2026 off right with some rest and relaxation.
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Today’s editorial cartoonJan 04, 2026 4:00 am -