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The Look Back: 5 Opinion articles readers loved in August 2025

Stories by Fort Worth Star-Telegram journalists, with AI summarization

This set of Star-Telegram stories explores different viewpoints on cultural and political issues, from the controversy around a Sydney Sweeney jeans ad to the implications of online harassment with the rise of AI glasses.

Read the stories below.

Jules Lattimore, a pro-Palestine demonstrator with the Students for a Democratic Society and Austin for Palestine Coalition, protests UT’s relationship with weapon manufacturers that work with Israel at The University of Texas at Austin’s commencement ceremony at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Austin. By Aaron E. Martinez

GAZA STARVATION: LIKE THAT MEME, WE’RE ALL TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO DID THIS | OPINION

As it turns out, humans, even Palestinians, need food to live. | Published August 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Bradford Davis

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SYDNEY SWEENEY IS NOT HITLER. DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS OVER A JEANS AD? | OPINION

Until she speaks up about the absurd controversy swirling around her, it is hard to figure whether Sydney Sweeney is dreading it or enjoying it. | Published August 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ryan Rusak

CEO and founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis during a hearing today on Jan. 31, 2024, at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. By Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for USA T

THINK ONLINE HARASSMENT IS BAD NOW? WAIT TILL EVERYONE’S WEARING AI GLASSES | OPINION

A man approaches a young woman shopping at Target in Dallas, compliments her appearance and asks her out. | Published August 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Bradford Davis

Apollo 13 astronauts, from left, Fred W. Haise, James A. Lovell and John L. Swigert, leave a helicopter to step aboard carrier Iwo Jima in the Pacific ocean after their successful recovery on Friday, April 17, 1970.

JIM LOVELL NEVER WALKED THE MOON, BUT ASTRONAUT WAS A TRUE TRAIL BLAZER | OPINION

It is proper that the moon was full Saturday, the day the headlines recorded the passing of Jim Lovell. | Published August 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ryan Rusak

Activists rally on March 31, 2025, at the annual Transgender Day of Visibility, in Washington, D.C. Some of President Donald Trump's recent executive orders restrict the rights of transgender Americans — impacting their ability to serve in the military, participate in school sports and obtain government documentation, including passports that reflect their gender identity. By Jack Gruber

TO HONOR MILITARY LIKE WE SAY, WE MUST CHANGE DECISION ON TRANS TROOPS | OPINION

Some of our leaders don’t really care about all of those who serve our country. | Published August 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ryan Rusak

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.