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Opinion

Holes in the Constitution

Among the lesser-known holes in the Constitution cut by the Patriot Act of 2001 was the destruction of the “wall” between federal law enforcement and federal spies. The wall was erected in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which statutorily limited all federal domestic ...

Protesters, politicians have it wrong

DEAR EDITOR: “Protesters” who get paid to pretend to be freedom fighters are very un-American. “Politicians” who get paid to pass laws (and weaken the youth of America) all the while pushing “China’s agenda” are very un-American. If China were to disconnect Americans from ...

Consider a good alternative to DOGE

DEAR EDITOR: Let’s examine how President Trump’s DOGE initiative negatively affects the average citizen. We’ve become dependent on the federal government to address situations the private sector either ignores or causes. It also funds research benefiting a broad sector of the populace ...

Helping those with mental health issues

DEAR EDITOR: Mental health can’t wait. Break the silence. Ignite change. In America today, approximately one out of every five Americans is suffering with a mental health issue; and approximately one in 25 adults is experiencing a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with one ...

To graduates: Be resilient, focus on gifts

It’s graduation season, and the overflowing joy of my friends and family with children earning high school diplomas and undergraduate and graduate degrees is being displayed on social media feeds and reels. Since I’ve been out of college for a while now, seeing my peers celebrating their ...

Bad political theater in Newark

Political theater extends back to the Greeks. William Shakespeare wrote about politics in “Coriolanus” and other plays. “Fiorello!”, a 1959 musical about New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. What happened in Newark last week was political theater at its worst. New Jersey Democrat ...