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Golf and that old summer dream

On a recent day, cloudy with the temperature somewhere in the 40s, my car climbed the hill to the Duck Hollow golf course. A day or so before, I dodged through several crowded aisles at Wal-Mart until I lit upon the storeĢƵ assortment of golf balls. I bought a bag of scruffy seconds, formerly ...

The reality of our multiracial present

I was one of those who thought the 2008 election of Barack Obama was a significant milestone in the countryĢƵ tortured history of race relations. A post-race future beckoned for America, or so I naively assumed.It turns out it was significant, but not in the way I imagined. Things have ...

Civility takes a holiday

<em>"Golden beaches of California"? This was the lamest, sappiest, most intentionally tear-jerking SOTU ever. Please fire your speechwriter.”</em>-- An Ann Coulter tweet following last weekĢƵ State of the Union speechPresident TrumpĢƵ 82-minute, 5,250-word ...

The old White Swan looks new again

With the temperature outside close to zero, the partygoers inside warmed themselves to the tunes of PaloĢƵ Orchestra. It was late January 1934. The occasion was a birthday party and a charity fundraiser for the president of the United States. The place was the ballroom of the White Swan Hotel ...

I get emails; I think I will share

I recently got an email from somebody named “Jacqueline” who was responding to my most recent column about Donald TrumpĢƵ shutdown.She wanted to discuss the federal workers and their hardships after being out of work for a month.“Many of these workers made good money but didn’t have ...