It’s hard to imagine that anybody less connected than former Kansas City Chiefs assistant linebackers coach Britt Reid could have admitted to having a few drinks — […]
Guest Editorials
Tanden smart on policy. It’s a shame about the tweets
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominations had been moving forward pretty well until the past few days. Now they’ve run into trouble. Neera Tanden (nominated to lead the […]
Citizen Parton
If you have recently gone off the grid you may have missed the great singer and country icon Dolly Parton’s latest acts of generosity and humility. Some […]
Don’t brush off LAPD’s disgusting George Floyd ‘joke’
You’ve got to wonder what went through the minds of Los Angeles police officers who recently circulated a disgusting “joke” about the killing of George Floyd. At […]
Texas knew power grid at risk but did little about it
Once again, Texans are suffering because of a failure of disaster planning and of investment to prepare for the worst. First, it was the pandemic. Texas’ public […]
Tech must choose sides in Apple-FB fight over privacy
The lines have been drawn. Tech leaders no longer can sit on the sidelines, pretending they have no leadership role to play on the tech issue of […]
Ending surprise medical bills
One gift tucked inside the $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief and government spending bill Congress passed during Christmas week is a ban on virtually all surprise medical bills. […]
‘Disappearance’ exposes absurdity of cash bail system
Prosecutors reportedly want to rearrest Kyle Rittenhouse, who was a minor in August when he was charged with shooting two people to death and wounding a third […]
South Florida FBI agents died trying to keep kids safe
South Florida just earned a shameful distinction — it is the single region in the country where the most FBI agents have been killed since G-men were […]
Harriet Tubman bill long overdue
It looks as though a likeness of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman finally will appear on American currency, resurrecting a plan that has been stalled for nearly five […]
