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Comments About Thinness Sep. 28, 2017
Dear Annie: Why do people think it is OK to say rude things to very thin people? Acquaintances and f... Read More
Meeting the People Through Disaster Aug. 31, 2017
Politicians, celebrities and the rich often set the world's idea of their cities and regions. It tak... Read More
A New Iran Policy Jun. 30, 2017
Five-plus months into the Trump administration, the outlines of a new foreign policy remain unclear.... Read More
Tall Person Problem Jun. 20, 2017
Dear Annie: I am in my 60s and 6 feet 7 inches tall, and I am fed up with being approached by total ... Read More
Two Polar Opposite Examples Jun. 03, 2017
For baseball fans of a certain age, Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals stands alone. Musial's on... Read More
Chaos and the Commentariat May. 11, 2017
WASHINGTON — It is probably too early in our 45th president's tenure to evaluate how his criti... Read More
I'm an Enemy of the People Feb. 27, 2017
I'm too young to have been a big fan of what they used to call "protest music." By the time I was in... Read More
What if Trump and Clinton Have the Same Core Beliefs? Oct. 06, 2016
What if the most remarkable aspect of this presidential election is not how much the two principal c... Read More
Off We Go, Into the New Year Dec. 23, 2015
After a certain age, favorite holiday memories tend to meld into tales too good to be true. This is ... Read More
Giving Thanks. No, for Real Nov. 26, 2015
It's Thanksgiving weekend, so let me suggest that you do something you may never have done before on... Read More
Hurting the Wilderness We Love Oct. 13, 2015
Upon running the entire 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail in record time, a marathoner broke several rule... Read More
Pope Francis Goes to Washington Sep. 23, 2015
He is the only man in the world with this job title, but from the moment Pope Francis was hired, he ... Read More
Giving Power to the People Sep. 17, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker just proposed a plan to overhaul the country's labor laws, called "My Pl... Read More
Will Suicide Bill Die a Natural Death? Jun. 25, 2015
When SB 128, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, passed the... Read More
Call It the 'Supreme Political Court' Jun. 24, 2015
The Founding Fathers had a good idea — a tripartite government. It would be composed of three ... Read More
Obama Is Bipartisan Like I'm a Democrat Jun. 23, 2015
Of all the annoying things President Obama does, one of the worst is his hectoring Republicans and c... Read More
Universal Savings Accounts Help People Help Themselves May. 14, 2015
Republican presidential contenders have staked out different positions on tax reform. Sens. Rand Pau... Read More
...Are the Luckiest People Apr. 04, 2015
It's not you; it's me. I just don't really like ... people. It's not because of some shy, reactive r... Read More
Defense Against Demagogues Jan. 28, 2015
When gasoline sold at record prices, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said, "I think it's time to say to ... Read More
Cloning Love Oct. 02, 2014
Google weird things late at night, as some of us do, and you will find the websites dedicated to pet... Read More
