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The US women are winners, not victims

The women of the U.S. national soccer team are famous for being extraordinary athletes, repeat world champions 鈥 and plaintiffs.The team鈥檚 lawsuit alleging pay discrimination against the U.S. Soccer Federation has done much to define its identity. A nearly perfect run through the World Cup ...

We were on the way to ballet rehearsal. It鈥檚 my favorite 30 minutes of the day. It鈥檚 a chance to break away from work, and to touch base with my only child. She鈥檚 14 now. And it won鈥檛 be long before she鈥檚 driving herself. I treasure these moments.鈥淪o,鈥 I asked her. 鈥淗ow was ...

The number one way to understand a person

There are many ways to ascertain a person鈥檚 life.Were they brought up in a rural, suburban or urban area? Did they grow up in public housing or a single family home? Did they attend private or public schools? Go on to college or trade school or gain on-the-job experience right after high ...

The cure for everything

The only time you see gray-haired people like me on television is in commercials that only run during the evening news. You鈥檒l see an athletic gray-haired guy and his athletic wife running down a beach, playing tennis and dancing on the deck of a cruise ship while a serious, disembodied voice ...

A year-end Associated Press poll showed that the two top 2019 stories were the House of Representatives鈥 vote to impeach President Trump and the president鈥檚 immigration agenda. The media and the president鈥檚 critics refer to Trump鈥檚 immigration views as hardline, when in fact they ...

In one year and out the other

Have you made your New Year鈥檚 resolutions yet? Me neither. What鈥檚 the big rush?What鈥檚 the connection between New Year鈥檚 and resolutions, anyway? Why can鈥檛 we make resolutions on Memorial Day or July 4th? Unless you鈥檝e made a New Year鈥檚 resolution to stop procrastinating, why not ...