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[ ![Health Care](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/GuestOpEds/2025/yohanan/health-intro.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/guest-opinions-and-editorials/who-really-benefited-from-the-aca-expansion)

The 2021 American Rescue Plan Act – which was sold as temporary help during the challenges of COVID-19 – expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies in a way that reshaped who the program serves and who profits from it.

  03 December 2025

 

 

 

 

[ ![The Broadband Boom that Big Government Didn’t Build](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/GuestOpEds/2025/Kampis/broadband/broadband-intro.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/guest-opinions-and-editorials/the-broadband-boom-that-big-government-didnt-build)

Private telecom providers are in the midst of their greatest period of broadband infrastructure spending – and they’re doing it without a dime of taxpayer money. That’s good news for taxpayers and consumers alike, as more people are getting connected without another government handout.

  13 November 2025

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Stamped](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/GuestOpEds/2025/JosieBarnhart/stamped/stamped-intro.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/guest-opinions-and-editorials/the-board-of-education-and-stamped)

I believe the institution of public education works best when there is accountability for all involved. Staff have fidelity in their classroom, while simultaneously there is an understanding of abiding by policies. During the hearing of Stamped three key factors uncovered an attempt to circumvent processes to allow content in a classroom.

  26 June 2025

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Books](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/GuestOpEds/2025/Schachtman/whq-intro.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/guest-opinions-and-editorials/whqr-responds)

I don’t think anyone – especially not TWC’s audience – would be well served by me bickering with him over his claims that we are an unethical far-left Marxist propaganda machine. So, instead, let me get to some of the meatier issues where we might have some productive conversation.

  20 May 2025

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Parents Targeted](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/GuestOpEds/2025/JosieBarnhart/parentstargeted/ParentsTargeted-Intro.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/guest-opinions-and-editorials/parent-speaks-out-after-being-politically-targeted)

As a parent of three children, I take my responsibility to be actively involved in their education very seriously. I have and will continue to support efforts that enhance opportunities in public education, and simultaneously address concerns as they arise with my children.

  14 May 2025