Opinion

This is the wrong way to handle daylight saving time
Commentary, Opinion
By SHELDON H. JACOBSON Tribune News Service 
Aug 12, 2026
Last month, the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 with bipartisan support, as evidenced by a 308-117 vote. It will now move to the Sena...
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Empty pews, regulatory zoos and populist views
Commentary, Opinion
By PATRICK A. McLAUGHLIN Tribune News Service 
Aug 11, 2026
A quarter-millennium into the American experiment, some of our skepticism of big government has given way to populism and astounding numbers of regula...
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No one who works full time should be on Medicaid
Commentary, Opinion
By KATHRYN ANNE EDWARDS Bloomberg Opinion 
Aug 11, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are a lot of jobs in the U.S. economy that pay miserably low wages. And there are a lot that offer a reasonable hourly rate but...
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A balanced approach to Social Security
Commentary, Opinion
By PETER JENSEN Baltimore Sun 
Aug 10, 2026
BALTIMORE (TNS) — I landed my first real, albeit minimum wage job at the tender age of 15, and one of my lasting memories was how the paycheck came wi...
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Commentary, Opinion
By NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
Aug 10, 2026
DETROIT (TNS) — Donald Trump is running out of time to find a genuine solution that spares Republicans from the consequences of his war with Iran. The...
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The era of cover-ups
Commentary, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Aug 10, 2026
There’s no mystery in why Dr. Anthony Fauci strove to silence discussion about the origins of COVID-19 — he was in full CYA mode because the agency he...
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Waste of the Day: SNAP for lottery winners
Commentary, Opinion
Aug 07, 2026
Maryland gave at least $319,000 in food stamps and other federally-funded benefits to prisoners, dead people, and a $2 million lottery winner. A July ...
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Commentary, Opinion
Aug 07, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — The narrower than expected victory by the far left Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, could backfire on the party...
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Americans need to improve financial literacy
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Aug 07, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I recently joined the board of my Manhattan co-op, and I love it. One of my duties is reviewing applications for apartments, which — ...
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Health Matters: Priced out of health
Commentary, Opinion
By ATHENA GODET-CALOGERAS 
Aug 07, 2026
At the beginning of July, some 13,682 women and men, ages 19-64 years old, living in New York state's 23rd Congressional District — including Cattarau...
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Amid current battles, Democrats look ahead to 2028
Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Aug 06, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Democrats are at it again, fiddling with the presidential nominating calendar in hopes of achieving the impossible – making it ...
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Tax cuts and deregulation power growth
Commentary, Opinion
Aug 05, 2026
Economic freedom and economic growth remain intertwined. Set to speak in Las Vegas on Wednesday, it was hoped President Donald Trump would emphasize h...
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MAGA or the DSA? America deserves a better choice
Commentary, Opinion
By ABBY McCLOSKEY Bloomberg Opinion 
Aug 05, 2026
DALLAS (TNS) — Most Americans don’t want a state-run economy. But increasingly, there’s not a political party that reflects this mainline view. On the...
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