Opinion
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Free Press Opinion: Finally inching forward on the entitlement dilemma
Members of Congress for years have metaphorically run for the hills when confronted with the nation's looming entitlement crisis, opting for inertia over reforms…
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Times Opinion: Intent behind Trump’s election bluster couldn’t be clearer
The Trump administration on Monday petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to ignore the Constitution and allow the implementation of an executive order that would…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for July 31, 2026.
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Community Voice: Calvary Chapel is misusing its pulpit, clergy say
We are local clergy writing in response to the front-page article of Saturday, July 25, entitled "Politics at the Pulpit."
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Ron Hart: We took the shot; Fauci took the Fifth
It has been a big week for Kentucky politicians. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, is on watch. Out of his hospital room this weekend came…
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Times Opinion: Why do we tolerate Elon Musk’s racist commentary?
"The Turner Diaries" is a work of white supremacist agitprop. It purports to be the diary of a neo-Nazi militant, Earl Turner, who is…
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Get out the vote, executive order madness and more letters to the editors
Voting is an important way for citizens to make their voices heard and help shape the future of our country. But civic engagement should…
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Free Press Opinion: One voter’s experience in trying to vote for an admired longtime friend
It was a sign, we feel, of the troubling times regarding voting that have befallen our county, our state and our country today.
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In Case of Fire
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for July 29, 2026.
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Times Opinion: EPB showcases the power of public control
Amid high and increasing costs of daily essentials -- housing, food, transportation and healthcare -- there is an open debate over which economic approach is best suited to tackle the worsening affordability crisis.
