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Opinion

10 things Dems should pledge to do about Trump’s economy

Trump claimed last week on social media that “Our economy is BOOMING, and Costs are coming way down,” and that “grocery prices are way down.” Rubbish. How do I know he’s lying? Official government statistics haven’t been issued during the shutdown — presumably to Trump’s ...

Republicans cannot punt on health care

The debate over affordability is now truly and fully joined. After the off-year elections, Democrats are coalescing around a cost-of-living message that makes more sense than their anti-Trump obsessions (not that we aren’t going to hear a lot about those). For its part, the White House has ...

Repair, expand public records database in Ohio

Eleven years ago next month, advocates of openness, transparency and accountability in state and local government operations trumpeted with great fanfare the launch of the Ohio Checkbook, a website providing convenient public access to state and local governments’ spending and financial data. ...

Mamdani starts to deflate

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor set off — for his fan base, anyway — great expectations of a more “affordable” city. But the Democratic Socialist hasn’t even been sworn in, and some of his marquee promises are already history. Start with free buses. For a city ...

Fetterman and the human rights test

DEAR EDITOR: The World Jewish Congress has given its highest recognition, the Theodor Herzl Award, to Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), primarily for his support for Israel. Fetterman, honored at the most recent award ceremony, declared: “The proudest thing that I’ve done in my entire ...

No Kings’ folks are not for America

DEAR EDITOR: I can’t believe they want to divide our country using “No Kings!” These groups hate our country. People need to wake up — all they do is lie to our people. President Trump is trying to make our streets safe. Judges, mayors and governors are fighting against this and ...