Opinion

Boost SNAP to make healthy eating easier
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VIJAY DAS Tribune News Service 
May 27, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make it harder for poor Americans to buy unhealthy food. Togethe...
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Globalizing the Intifada
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CARL M. CANNON RealClearPolitics 
May 27, 2025
It takes depravity, not to mention stupidity, to believe that shooting an unarmed couple in the back as they stand at a crosswalk is somehow going to ...
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Honor fallen veterans, and help those who still live
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JIM JONES The Idaho Statesman 
May 26, 2025
BOISE, Idaho (TNS) — Memorial Day is a time to set aside our differences and join together in remembering and thanking those brave souls who gave thei...
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Memorial Day: An important part of American history
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ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. 
May 25, 2025
Memorial Day and its observance have never been more critical than today — critical in that we as a nation are losing sight of what the day means, wha...
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Blockbusters to see in theaters this summer
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Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 22, 2025
Big budgets, an avalanche of advertising and beautiful stars are among the key elements of producing a successful summer blockbuster. Even with the wa...
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Trump and GOP Congress, big spenders
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DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
May 21, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — I’ve often railed at Democrats’ failure to revamp federal immigration law during the two years President Joe Biden enjoyed a Democr...
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VA has the people, now it needs the infrastructure
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SEAN O'CONNOR RealClearPolitics 
May 21, 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) stands alone in purpose and scale — tasked with caring for millions who've served. For all its significance, t...
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Trump’s polling better than media thinks
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J.T. YOUNG RealClearPolitics 
May 20, 2025
The dispersed shot-pattern of President Trump’s approval ratings proves he’s still confounding pollsters. For weeks, and especially since Trump’s anno...
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Mind your business, we’ll mind ours
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NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
May 19, 2025
DETROIT (TNS) — President Donald Trump redefined America's role in the world during last week's four-day trip to the Middle East. Since World War II, ...
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Even Democrats might like MAGA accounts
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ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 19, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — One of the more remarkable aspects of the MAGA ideology is how often it fulfills the left-wing policy wish list. The latest example i...
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Unpopular Democrats can still win midterms
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DAVID M. DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 15, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — TheDemocratsare leaderless; theDemocratshave an identity crisis; theDemocratshave lousy approval ratings. None of that precludes them...
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Traveling brings challenges and opportunities
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DEB WUETHRICH 
May 15, 2025
I am so tired! But it is a good tired. Yesterday on the road, I wanted to call it “exhaustion,” but that’s such a negative word, especially where ther...
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