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Student loan relief on shaky ground
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Oct 03, 2022
A U.S. president isn’t a king. No matter how much some who hold the office would wish it otherwise. Even if you believe in your heart of hearts that s...
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Joe Biden is becoming a quasi-lame duck
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Oct 02, 2022
Joe Biden’s highly touted political comeback is failing to live up to the hype. He’s up from his midsummer trough of an approval rating that averaged ...
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The moral case for higher interest rates
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RAMESH PONNURU Tribune News Service 
Sep 30, 2022
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s efforts to cool down the economy are causing progressive criticism to heat up. He has been accused of wanting a ...
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Aaron Judge’s huge baseball feat
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Sep 29, 2022
That Aaron Judge’s 61st home run of the season, surpassing The Babe and tying Roger Maris, came against division rivals Toronto was so fitting. He car...
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Trump’s magical misery tour
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GENE LYONS 
Sep 29, 2022
I used to think self-styled “progressives” and Black Lives Matter activists had coined the dumbest political slogan of the 21st century: “Defund the P...
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How Fed-induced inflation is battering your wallet
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E.J. ANTONI - Tribune News Service 
Sep 29, 2022
A common sound bite today is that the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate hike is pushing the nation toward recession. But that’s like beginning a ...
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Lessons for Joe Biden on Iran
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Sep 28, 2022
With dozens of protesters now killed in Iran as unrest sparked by the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country’s morality police...
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Historical analogies in midterm politics
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
BYRON YORK 
Sep 28, 2022
If history is any guide, Democrats do not have a chance — not even a small a chance — of keeping control of the House in the midterm elections. But th...
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Joe Biden’s $400 billion giveaway
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Sep 27, 2022
President Joe Biden’s legally suspect plan to waive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for Americans making up to $125,000 per year will cost approxim...
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An off-ramp for Putin is repugnant but necessary
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CLIVE CROOK Tribune News Service 
Sep 27, 2022
From the outset of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the crucial question hasn’t changed: Can Vladimir Putin be defeated at an acceptable cost? Despite all we ...
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Crime is a legitimate issue in midterms
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Sep 27, 2022
There’s been a wave of violent crime the last couple of years, and the best way to address the issue is for everyone to pass over it in silence. That’...
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Reforming the Electoral Count Act
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Sep 26, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill to reform how Congress certifies electors after a presidential election. That bill (or a sim...
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Biden sent the wrong message on COVID
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Sep 26, 2022
“The pandemic is over,” President Joe Biden declared this month as he toured the Detroit Auto Show. “We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still d...
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Stacey Abrams and the perils of hagiography
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RICH LOWRY 
Sep 23, 2022
This shouldn’t be happening to Stacey Abrams, not after all that has been invested into her budding political super stardom. New York Magazine wondere...
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Long live the clown
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
GENE LYONS 
Sep 22, 2022
As a person whose eight great-grandparents were born in Ireland, my enthusiasm for British royalty is rather limited. Irish Times columnist Patrick Fr...
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