Opinion

Appreciating the on-call workers
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Dec 10, 2025
Imagine someone tells you to get out of your house — right now. A whole range of things can go through your mind. What can I grab? What about my hard-...
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An old-fashioned cure for fading trust in government
Commentary, Opinion
By CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 09, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — Across much of the industrial world, trust in government is low and declining. Why is this happening and why, exactly, does it matter...
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Dems fight to preserve fraud-riddled subsidies
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 09, 2025
A new audit reveals how Democrats shut down Washington in October to preserve a temporary subsidy program that is likely rife with fraud and abuse. Th...
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The college discussion every family should have
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 08, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job...
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The GOP’s next leader will need more than populism
Commentary, Opinion
By DAVID DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 08, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump has always been just insider-enough to placate the Republican establishment and just outsider-enough to excite...
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The rising national debt is eroding American wages
Commentary, Opinion
By RICHARD STERN and FRANK ANSTETT 
Dec 05, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In almost every election cycle, politicians toot their own horn when it comes to rising wages, pointing to higher paychecks as proo...
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Commentary, Opinion
Dec 04, 2025
Democrats see an opportunity to hammer Republicans and the White House on “affordability,” counting on voters to forget that inflation soared to 9% in...
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In praise of the handwritten Christmas card
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 03, 2025
We’ve all come to dread checking the mail. And not just when property taxes are due. Most of the year, the only post we get is bills, which are depres...
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‘Trauma-informed housing’ gets $2.5M
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 03, 2025
The key adjective in the phrase “affordable housing” is “affordable” — as in, cost efficiency should be the guiding design principle. Democratic Sens....
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