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Commentary: HOAs can actually be a force for good

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Updated August 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM

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Max Miller should resign over domestic abuse allegations | Opinion

Updated August 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM

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Commentary: Rodeos belong in the dustbin of history

Updated August 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM

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Mary Ellen Klas: Immigrant kids deserve to keep their lawyers

August 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM

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Trump's approval rating remains near historic lows despite small bump

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM

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Editorial: More Americans are saying no to alcohol. So, too, is new federal guidance

August 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM

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Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' is making history for a reason | Opinion

Updated August 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM

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John M. Crisp: Dr. Fauci takes the Fifth

Updated August 4, 2026 at 10:10 AM

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Editorial: Government shouldn't use power to punish speech

Updated August 4, 2026 at 10:10 AM

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Before Trump, some states had already ended affirmative action for contractors – here's what happened

Updated August 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM

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Trump's polls plunge, but delulu Donald doesn't live in reality | Opinion

Updated August 4, 2026 at 8:14 AM

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GOP calls Stevens, El-Sayed 'radical' to distract from its failure | Opinion

Updated August 4, 2026 at 5:37 AM

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Martin Schram: De-faking the news

Updated August 4, 2026 at 5:13 AM

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Closed Primaries Are Driving America Crazy

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM

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Commentary: WIC use drop is a warning, not a success story

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM

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Idaho shooting proves we need more heroes, not gun laws | Opinion

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:52 AM

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Commentary: Children affected by gun violence need support, or they may continue the cycle

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM

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Allison Schrager: New York will regret going into the grocery business

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM

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Gautam Mukunda: Elon Musk surprisingly doesn't understand abundance

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM

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Anita Chabria: Prop. 39 would turn Trump conspiracy into California law. It has a chance of passing

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM

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Commentary: Wildfires will only get worse until the US stops ignoring the climate crisis

August 4, 2026 at 4:15 AM

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Trump and Blanche just played Senate Republicans for fools | Opinion

Updated August 4, 2026 at 4:11 AM

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I couldn't advertise vibrators on the subway. So I sued. | Opinion

Updated August 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM

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Mark Z. Barabak: Democrats are at each other's throats - this time over the 2028 calendar

Updated August 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM

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Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap | Opinion

August 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM

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Commentary: HOAs can actually be a force for good

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