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I trust fellow Floridians more than dishonest public health experts

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Anthony Sabatini 

Kristi Noem's hypocrisy is obvious in her home state's history

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Chuck Raasch

Do Democrats realize Mamdani is giving them a winning platform?

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Sara Pequeño 

We're on opposite sides of the aisle. Even we can agree on this.

You probably don’t read a lot of pieces written jointly by a Republican and a Democrat these days. We served together in Congress, both...

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Gabby Giffords And Jeff Flake 

I didn't want to die like this, but our laws leave me no other option

As someone with advancing ALS, I reached an important personal decision upon my diagnosis: I wished to die peacefully on my terms. It was a...

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David Hollister 

They went missing after a flood. We need to find these men.

When you're trying to get to the heart of an issue, it often helps to approach it from multiple angles. Let's start with a question: What would...

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James E. Causey 

Netflix's 'Unknown Number' failed a teen victim – and the audience

Note: This column contains spoilers from the documentary "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish," references to cursing and sexual activity, and...

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Nicole Russell

Americans are giving up alcohol. Here's why I'm one of them.

Americans are finally rethinking their relationship with alcohol. Gallup reports that only 54% of the U.S. population now drinks, the lowest rate...

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Ericka Andersen

Americans are wasting resources. We need better recycling.

When you buy a new iPhone, Apple takes it back when you're done with it. When you finish a bottle of Coke in Germany, the manufacturer pays for its...

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Mark Mcnees 

Trump pushed narrative the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect doesn't fit

In the days since Charlie Kirk’s tragic shooting death, Republican lawmakers, influencers and President Donald Trump have been wildly and...

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Rex Huppke

I survived a shooting. Guns make political violence inevitable.

I’ve been shot in the neck. I know how your head jerks back from the force of a bullet. I know how quickly blood flows from your carotid artery. I...

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Dr. Joseph Sakran 

Who doesn't condemn violence? At this point, that's not enough.

We shouldn’t have to live like this in America. A right-wing political figure like Charlie Kirk shouldn’t be shot and killed in broad daylight on a...

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Rex Huppke

Liberals blame Charlie Kirk for his death. It's hateful and cruel.

On Sept. 10, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed in front of a large audience of college students in Orem, Utah. A coward with a bolt...

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Dace Potas 

Does America have a problem with political violence? Tell us.

The killing of Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk, 31, showed again that political violence is very much still a problem in America. The...

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Louie Villalobos 

Trump bought his way out of jail. Now he targets bail reform.

Today, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people remain jailed not because they are dangerous, but because they are poor. When someone is...

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David Gaspar And Jeremy Cherson 

RFK Jr. seems surprised to hear the things he's said about vaccines

There was a moment during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s contentious testimony on Sept. 4 before the U.S. Senate's Finance Committee that deserved more...

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Chris Brennan 

24 years after 9/11, the VA is failing War on Terror veterans

On Thursday, America will honor the victims and heroes of 9/11, as well as the service members who for almost a quarter-century have fought the War...

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Juwon Nichols 

Why Trump's latest sexual abuse ruling barely made news

The bar for a President Donald Trump scandal is set incredibly high. That’s probably why his latest legal loss is barely news in the days after it...

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Sara Pequeño 

Charlie Kirk's tragic death leaves a void for young conservatives

Conservative activist, husband and father Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Sept. 10. He was killed at Utah Valley University in Orem during one of...

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Dace Potas 

Kirk's death is terrifying. As a conservative, I feel targeted.

Charlie Kirk, conservative activist, commentator and cofounder of Turning Point USA,  was killed  while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem...

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Nicole Russell

As Trump takeover of DC expires, what's next in fighting crime?

President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces to Washington, DC, drew charges of authoritarianism from critics and praise from supporters...

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Marc A. Levin And Thaddeus L. Johnson 

More states should follow Florida. Vaccine mandates are unsafe.

I was vaccinated when I was a child but no longer get vaccines as an adult. I do not believe vaccines are safe in the dosages and frequencies that...

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