Maybe Joe Biden had to flip on the question of taxpayer funding for abortion in order to win the Democratic presidential nomination. All of his rivals supported […]
Opinion
Special prayers (or not) for the nation’s president
Only the most partisan person would begrudge prayers for the president of the United States, but a recent visit by President Trump to the mega McLean Bible […]
New laws may save Roe v. Wade
Alabama’s historic ban of abortion from the onset of pregnancy has jolted the public and highlighted the fragility of reproductive rights. This law comes on the heels […]
What they really see when they see us
It’s a story that will lacerate your heart. Indeed, you’ll watch “When They See Us,” director Ava DuVernay’s new Netflix miniseries, in disbelief and horror. That may […]
Horses not alone losing on racetrack
BY JENNIFER O’CONNOR These are desperate times for the horse racing industry. Even people who pay no attention to racing — which is just about everybody — […]
June 10 letters to the editor
Letter writers’ points well taken by reader Looking back at the newspaper’s letters to the editor, Ralph Correll was right. The potholes on U.S. 19 are astonishing. […]
Cigarette tax saved millions of lives. A soda tax could too
Benjamin B. Lockwood, Hunt Allcott And Dmitry Taubinsky Los Angeles Times You might want to think twice before downing that 12-ounce can of Coke. Since sugary drinks […]
Wrong vision for the GOP and America
Conservatives are engaged in a fierce intramural debate over their future in the GOP. Like all such debates, it can seem opaque — even its participants aren’t […]
Candidates’ proposals on climate just the beginning
What a difference three years make. In the last presidential election, climate change was virtually nowhere to be found as a campaign issue. Donald Trump denied its […]
The president’s defenders are not bad people
John Pavlovitz is a liberal, widely read Christian pastor who has composed an internet article saying good people don’t defend a bad man. And you know who […]
