If you think the roads are bad, you should see some of the buildings. It’s easy to believe many residents and visitors probably get that impression in […]
Opinion
A belated letter to Dad for Father’s Day
Because the dead don’t leave forwarding addresses, Dad, I’m not sure where to send this, but I’m writing anyway in celebration of Father’s Day. I’m once again […]
How outrage should work in real time
Brian Boyle Los Angeles Times Jon Stewart returned to TV last week just as we left him: Sitting behind a desk, clicking his pen as he carefully […]
‘Economic patriotism’ gone crazy
Elizabeth Warren wants to put CEOs in prison even when they have not committed a crime, and here is a kick in the face of half of […]
It’s swampier than ever
Now that we have absolute proof Russia interfered in the 2016 election and knows it is free to intervene in the 2020 U.S. elections with impunity, let […]
June 16 letters to the editor
‘What would it take to protect pedestrians?’The (DP-April 27) article regarding the student who was killed by another student running a red light on Patteson Drive made […]
Little seems to be special about session
Sometimes you’re almost glad for a Monday morning — a reset. However, we suspect many state legislators wish tomorrow would never get here. The Legislature resumes its […]
Teacher’s immigration tweets unfairly hurt conservatives
There are a lot disappointing elements in the story of Georgia Clark, the Fort Worth Carter-Riverside High (Texas) teacher whose recent social media tirade about unauthorized immigrants […]
June 15 letters to the editor
Encourage one another and clergy to rebuild While Catholics lament the behavior of our leadership, I have hope for the future. Profligate spending is difficult to digest. […]
A sad history of not giving smart women their due in all fields
Jean Purdy, a nurse and embryologist, was one of three people who developed in vitro fertilization 50 years ago. But until recently, her contribution to this scientific […]