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I watched Notre Dame de Paris burn from my couch, located in my house, located one block from a 100-year-old Catholic church that is 80 percent empty on Sundays. In the back of the church is a redbrick Catholic school, abandoned for decades.

Editorial cartoon for 4-22-19

Posted 4/22/2019 in National Columns

Leonard Pitts Jr.: A few reasons to be hopeful

Posted 4/20/2019 in National Columns

This is about Kyle Korver and that white lady on the plane. The former is an NBA veteran, a sharp-shooting forward for the Utah Jazz. The latter edged past my seat on the way to her own on a crowded flight about two weeks back. A button on her shirt caught my attention. "Black Lives Matter," it said.

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Posted 4/20/2019 in National Columns

Marion Whitley: Love letter to the Dem School (and student teachers in Navy Blue)

Posted 4/19/2019 in National Columns

I was fresh off my grandfather's farm on Highway 12, broken-hearted at leaving my Caledonia classmates and Miss King. Life didn't end, but changed in unexpected ways when I found myself enrolled at MSCW's Demonstration School.

Editorial cartoons for 4-19-19

Posted 4/19/2019 in National Columns

Mona Charen: Did Bernie Sanders Steal His Wealth?

Posted 4/18/2019 in National Columns

In 2016 and 2017, Bernie Sanders raked in over a million bucks. Last year, his gross income was down to $561,293 -- still not too shabby.

Editorial cartoon for 4-18-19

Posted 4/18/2019 in National Columns

Leonard Pitts: Intolerance has no greater champion than Trump

Posted 4/17/2019 in National Columns

And what will you say afterward, America?

Froma Harrop: Change is coming to health care. Vote wisely

Posted 4/17/2019 in National Columns

It's a solid bet that our health care future won't look quite like the present. Whether the outcome would be good or bad for the average working stiff will depend a great deal on who is president after the 2020 election.

Editorial cartoon for 4-16-19

Posted 4/16/2019 in National Columns

Marc Dion: Stealing the tools

Posted 4/15/2019 in National Columns

When I was very young, maybe 40 years ago, I worked with a number of unreconstructed workingmen.

Mona Charen: Twitter ain't America

Posted 4/15/2019 in National Columns

An appropriately Twitteresque meme circulated recently on that platform: Write a sad story in just three words.

Editorial cartoon for 4-15-19

Posted 4/15/2019 in National Columns

Editorial cartoons: 4-14-19

Posted 4/13/2019 in National Columns

Marion Whitley: T-shirts, flags and dental loyalties

Posted 4/12/2019 in National Columns

Safe to say, most visitors to New York take at least a 'walk through' in Rockefeller Center if only to spot the Skating Rink, Radio Music Hall and the celebrated Christmas tree.

Editorial cartoons for 4-12-19

Posted 4/12/2019 in National Columns

Larry Elder: The 'surge' in hate crimes

Posted 4/11/2019 in National Columns

According to the FBI, "hate crimes" are on the rise. The agency reported a 17 percent increase in such crimes in 2017 compared to 2016.

Editorial cartoon for 4-11-19

Posted 4/11/2019 in National Columns

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