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Editorials and columns

Dear Senators, pass One Big Beautiful Bill

The House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill by a margin of one vote. Well-deserved kudos have been conveyed to the masterful leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson, who navigated through a minefield to get done what needed to get done. Now it's up to the Senate. It's impossible not to think ...

How to get it all done

Be motivated. Time is a gift. Manage your time wisely. Be grateful. Work hard because you want to. Do what you love. Be organized. Don’t overbook. Be realistic, but with a positive mindset focused on solutions and finding more efficient ways to get the job done. If you find ...

How to protect our judges

One of our highest priorities in this darkness must be to protect the people who are doing the most right now to push back against Trump's tyranny: our judiciary. In some 180 judicial rulings so far, federal judges have at least temporarily stopped Trump from (1) deporting and/or imprisoning ...

Baby boom, baby bust and the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

As the Senate takes up the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (Donald Trump's name for it) passed by the House last week, there's finally some discussion of the national debt. That's because the bill is estimated to add $3.8 trillion over the next decade to the current debt: $37 trillion, or more than ...

Be courteous – and careful

We hear a lot about courtesy these days. Unfortunately, it seems common courtesy changes with the seasons. That’s especially true now that it’s finally getting warmer in the region and cabin fever has long past set in. Suddenly, the streets are teaming with pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle ...