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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 — and plaintiffs.The teamĢƵ 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. ItĢƵ my favorite 30 minutes of the day. ItĢƵ a chance to break away from work, and to touch base with my only child. SheĢƵ 14 now. And it won’t be long before sheĢƵ driving herself. I treasure these moments.“So,” I asked her. “How was ...

The number one way to understand a person

There are many ways to ascertain a personĢƵ 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’ll 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’ vote to impeach President Trump and the presidentĢƵ immigration agenda. The media and the presidentĢƵ critics refer to TrumpĢƵ immigration views as hardline, when in fact they ...

In one year and out the other

Have you made your New YearĢƵ resolutions yet? Me neither. WhatĢƵ the big rush?WhatĢƵ the connection between New YearĢƵ and resolutions, anyway? Why can’t we make resolutions on Memorial Day or July 4th? Unless you’ve made a New YearĢƵ resolution to stop procrastinating, why not ...