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Opinion

Cassie McClure

Columns

Last year, the waves lapping on the beach convinced a mountain girl that the sea has its own charms. This year, the waves reminded me that parts of me that I feared had sailed away were actually just in murky depths, waiting to be stirred up and brought forward by the tides of change. Our ...

Dear Annie

Columns

Dear Annie: My 14-year-old daughter spends far too much time on social media, and I am beginning to see it affect her mood, confidence and sleep. She checks her phone the moment she wakes up and often stays online long after she is supposed to be asleep. If a friend posts a picture ...

Clarence Page

Columns

It is unfortunate but also ironically appropriate that national efforts to celebrate the nation's birth have been rattled by internal disputes over how that birth should be celebrated. "Who controls the past controls the future," wrote George Orwell in 1984. "Who controls the present controls ...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Trump calls Democrats communists Editor: Donald Trump, without any evidence, has been warning recently that communism will pose a threat to the United States if Democrats win in the midterm elections. “It’s the biggest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl ...

Robert B. Reich

Columns

Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why he's now talking about the "communist menace." He can't talk about the economy, because prices continue to rise faster than wages, which means most Americans are getting poorer. He can't talk about foreign policy, ...

Daniel McCarthy

Columns

"Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don't want you to love your country." That's a disclaimer every entrance to the National Museum of American History ought to display, according to a new report by the White House excoriating the Smithsonian Institution and its ...