Opinion

Will the U.S. Senate satisfy Abdul El-Sayed?
Commentary, Opinion
By KAITLYN BUSS The Detroit News 
Nov 05, 2026
DETROIT (TNS) — Michigan elected Abdul El-Sayed to a six-year term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t finish it. El-Sayed...
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Your parents’ Republican Party isn’t coming back
Commentary, Opinion
By JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Nov 05, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Donald Trump long ago promised Republicans that, with him as their leader, there'd be so many wins, they'd tire of winning. He didn...
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Police powers don’t eclipse Bill of Rights
Commentary, Opinion
Nov 02, 2026
The midterm elections have largely overshadowed the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term, which began this month — and the justices missed a prime op...
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Climate change suffers a rude collision with reality
Commentary, Opinion
By J.T. YOUNG RealClearPolitics 
Nov 02, 2026
Democrats’ climate change agenda has taken a backseat to politics. Although this is clear in general, nowhere is it more so than on Democrats’ focus o...
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Democrats oblige as Rep. Ilhan Omar seeks cover
Commentary, Opinion
Oct 30, 2026
It’s never a good look when a member of Congress comes under federal investigation. It’s worse around election time. And when that member is Minnesota...
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A simple request
Commentary, Opinion
By ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. 
Oct 29, 2026
As I write this, I am reflecting on my past weekend in Traverse City, Michigan. I had the most wonderful request from my granddaughter. She wanted to ...
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Fondness for books — reading and writing them
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Oct 29, 2026
I’m getting a little excited about something that will be coming soon in my life: a new book! No, not just one of many I buy or borrow, but another on...
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Kaleida is learning a truth about Bradford
Commentary, Opinion
By JIM EVANS 
Oct 29, 2026
If any university professor is looking to provide their students with a case study in public relations disasters, they need look no further than Kalei...
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The political breakdown that dare not speak its name
Commentary, Opinion
By CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 29, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — The most pressing policy question facing the U.S. — how to restore fiscal control — has been conspicuously absent in campaigning for ...
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The ‘abundance agenda’ and permitting reform
Commentary, Opinion
Oct 28, 2026
Many Democrats now advocate for an “abundance agenda,” which loosely holds that the party should be in the business of providing “vital goods” such as...
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