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Why Your Truth Matters in the Age of Hate Apr. 11, 2025
April 18 is National Columnists Day. Because of this, I want to hold space for the writer in all of ... Read More
My Cat Is Afraid of Muddy Waters Jan. 24, 2025
Every newspaper columnist in America is expected to write 800 words every week about President Donal... Read More
Playin' It Safe: One Writer's Guide to Cowardice Nov. 15, 2024
As an enemy of the people, or "journalist" as we were called in the pre-Trumpian eras of light, I am... Read More
A Columnist Walks Into a Bar, and There's No One There Jun. 11, 2021
I sat on my living room couch today and told myself jokes. I'm semiretired, and I have time to tell ... Read More
It's the End of the Ride Mar. 07, 2021
WASHINGTON - White House press briefings are no longer must-see TV. With former President Donald Tru... Read More
Journey's End Nov. 03, 2020
I have tried to think of something appropriate to say upon the end of this endeavor at saving Wester... Read More
Techniques To Enjoy Comfortable Small Talk Jun. 01, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 17-year-old girl and have not yet been out on a date. I'm a pretty good student. ... Read More
My Last Column Sep. 29, 2019
It was December of 1975. My husband, Norman Lank, was a Realtor, with two dozen salespersons under h... Read More
A Farewell to My Readers May. 31, 2019
In 1987, I wrote my first weekly column, carried at the time by only two newspapers. Today, I write ... Read More
Take Heart May. 23, 2019
This has become too rare, I suddenly realized — this unscheduled gift of a moment. I was sitt... Read More
Humor Is Dead, And I Don't Feel Too Good, Either Nov. 05, 2018
The columnist, pouring flop sweat like Brett Grabanaugh at a #MeToo meeting, seizes the microphone s... Read More
The Columnist's Cookbook May. 21, 2018
When readers send me emails, they often ask me for one of my favorite recipes. OK, so they don't. Us... Read More
Did I Say That? I Apologize Dec. 24, 2016
For your semi-faithful correspondent, 2016 has been a 12-month exercise in humility. I apologize to ... Read More
The Mad Search for Pro-Trump Columnists Dec. 15, 2016
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend some pathetic wretch — obviously a casualty of the Nov. 8 ... Read More
Life Elsewhere, One Reader at a Time Apr. 09, 2014
A few years ago, a columnist who works for one of the largest newspapers in the country told me over... Read More
