ELDER: Random New Year’s thoughts
My father’s wisdom:
White customer to my father in my father’s cafe: “Did you hear what your leader said yesterday?”
Randolph Elder: “Who are you talking...
NATIONAL VIEW: Two misconceptions and a truth about the U.S.-Mexico border
The myths — or, rather, convenient lies — that some politicians keep circulating about the U.S.-Mexico border have resulted in another disappointing congressional session...
SULLUM: Democrats may regret compromising taxpayer privacy to get Trump
It took more than three years for House Democrats to obtain Donald Trump’s federal income tax returns, which they released to the public last...
NATIONAL VIEW: Pete Buttigieg, air traffic controller
The scheduling meltdown at Southwest Airlines is one for the business record books, and the carrier will pay a price for months or years...
ESTRICH: COVID is back
Masks aren’t. The number one weapon for fighting COVID is in a box in the front hall closet, in my house and in plenty...
PROBLEM SOLVED: I ordered a Christmas tree from Home Depot but it never arrived
BY CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT
What happened to Stefanie Rogers’ Christmas tree? And why won’t Home Depot refund her for the plastic Tannenbaum she never received?
Q: I...
TEXAS VIEW: Where was Christ in Gov. Abbott’s Christmas Eve stunt?
Let brotherly love continue.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with...
TONI SAYS: Need help choosing a home healthcare agency?
By Toni King
Dear Toni: Help!!!
My mother-in-law is 85 and lives in an independent living facility on her own. After a hospitalization in November, she...
ESTRICH: Overdose prevention sites are uncomfortable but necessary
SAVED
They call them “overdose prevention sites.” I’d never heard of them until I saw the picture in the LA Times of a drug user...
TEXAS VIEW: Report shows how little state cares for women
At long last, our state’s preliminary maternal mortality and morbidity report has finally published, and as expected, its findings are dire. The delay until...