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Editorial: Smarter funding can help Ukraine win the drone wars

Guest Editorial

October 7, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board In the month after President Vladimir Putin flew to … [Read more...] about Editorial: Smarter funding can help Ukraine win the drone wars

LTTE: Congratulations on Marblehead’s AAA bond rating

To the editor

October 6, 2025 by To the editor

To the editor: On behalf of the Marblehead Municipal Employees Union (MMEU), we extend our sincere … [Read more...] about LTTE: Congratulations on Marblehead’s AAA bond rating

LTTE: Why challenge Sen. Markey’s proven leadership?

To The Editor

October 6, 2025 by To The Editor

To the editor: Why would a Democratic Representative in the U.S. House contemplate challenging highly … [Read more...] about LTTE: Why challenge Sen. Markey’s proven leadership?

Commentary: AI therapy isn’t getting better. Therapists are just failing.

Guest Commentary

October 6, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Jonathan Alpert A growing number of people are turning to AI for therapy not because it’s now smarter than … [Read more...] about Commentary: AI therapy isn’t getting better. Therapists are just failing.

LTTE: Vote for Tristan Smith for Lynn School Committee

To the editor

October 3, 2025 by To the editor

To the editor: I am writing to encourage voters to vote for Tristan Smith for the School Committee on Nov. 4. … [Read more...] about LTTE: Vote for Tristan Smith for Lynn School Committee

LTTE: Charlie Kirk’s life deserves prayers, not scorn

To the editor

October 3, 2025 by To the editor

To the editor: I recently read a news story published in The Daily Item back on Sept. 25 (Black pastors say … [Read more...] about LTTE: Charlie Kirk’s life deserves prayers, not scorn

Emilia Sun: A look into our look

Emilia Sun

October 3, 2025 by Emilia Sun

Emilia Sun What would happen if The Daily Item’s entire design team got kidnapped? For starters, you’d be … [Read more...] about Emilia Sun: A look into our look

LTTE: Stocker Dog Park fiasco: five years of unlawful plans, premature hires, and taxpayer waste

To the editor

October 2, 2025 by To the editor

To the editor: The ongoing saga of the proposed dog park at Stocker Street in Saugus continues to unravel … [Read more...] about LTTE: Stocker Dog Park fiasco: five years of unlawful plans, premature hires, and taxpayer waste

Editorial: The Chicago Teachers Union’s depressing idea of a role model

Guest Editorial

October 2, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board It’s normal — and good — for school leaders to honor … [Read more...] about Editorial: The Chicago Teachers Union’s depressing idea of a role model

Commentary: How ‘originalism’ Became the prevailing view at the US Supreme Court

Guest Commentary

October 2, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Josh Blackman and John G. Malcolm It is easy to take for granted that the current Supreme Court has a … [Read more...] about Commentary: How ‘originalism’ Became the prevailing view at the US Supreme Court

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LTTE: Celebrate Frederick Douglass

To the editor

October 1, 2025 by To the editor

To the editor: I was rewarded Wednesday, Oct. 1 for reading The Daily Item as an important part of my … [Read more...] about LTTE: Celebrate Frederick Douglass

Commentary: Why academic debates about AI mislead lawmakers — and the public

Guest Commentary

October 1, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Kevin Frazier Picture this: A congressional hearing on “AI policy” makes the evening news. A senator gravely … [Read more...] about Commentary: Why academic debates about AI mislead lawmakers — and the public

Commentary: The Fourth Amendment will no longer protect you

Guest Commentary

October 1, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Daniel Harawa and Kate Weisburd In September, the Supreme Court rendered obsolete the Fourth Amendment’s … [Read more...] about Commentary: The Fourth Amendment will no longer protect you

Editorial: The war on drugs shouldn’t be the military’s fight

Guest Editorial

September 30, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board The White House is delighting in videos of the U.S. … [Read more...] about Editorial: The war on drugs shouldn’t be the military’s fight

Commentary: ‘Have you considered helping boys?’ The other gender gap

Guest Commentary

September 30, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Lisa Britton Seven years ago, when I was a nonpartisan advocate for girls and women, I faced a startling … [Read more...] about Commentary: ‘Have you considered helping boys?’ The other gender gap

McRavion-Little: America’s crisis is selective empathy

Guest Commentary

September 30, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Before Sept. 10, I had been drafting an op-ed reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” … [Read more...] about McRavion-Little: America’s crisis is selective empathy

Commentary: How our health information can be used to criminalize us

Guest Commentary

September 29, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Kate Caldwell In July, the Trump administration unveiled two policies: the “Making Health Technology Great … [Read more...] about Commentary: How our health information can be used to criminalize us

Editorial: ICE shooting brings political bloodshed to Dallas

Guest Editorial

September 26, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board The bloodshed of political violence has come to … [Read more...] about Editorial: ICE shooting brings political bloodshed to Dallas

Commentary: Trump takes aim at minimum wage

Guest Commentary

September 26, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Aurelia Glass For months, the Trump administration has been waging a multi-front war on the working class: … [Read more...] about Commentary: Trump takes aim at minimum wage

Commentary: Let’s have an argument!

Guest Commentary

September 26, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Whenever someone said to my father, “Let’s have a conversation,” he would reply, “No, let’s have an argument.” … [Read more...] about Commentary: Let’s have an argument!

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