Pets are good at teaching empathy
By Tom Purcell My Lab puppy, Thurber, makes me laugh out loud every day. The…
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Words MAGA cult doesn’t want you to hear
By Dick Polman I’m literally old enough to remember when Republicans proudly branded themselves as…
Striking up some ratings for the Olympics
Maybe croquet could improve the ratings for the 2021 Summer Olympics? Please allow me to…
Very nice, Uncle Joe, but you only told us what we already know
By Dick Polman President Biden’s delivered a very nice speech this week about the MAGA…
Civics lessons for the Fourth
You can become an American citizen by being born in the U.S. or you can…
‘If I have all faith, so as to move mountains, yet do not have charity, I am nothing’
by Dick Polman I don’t pretend to be an expert on the Catholic Church, but…
Learning summer job dignity for $1 an hour
They called me “The Trail Blazer,” Good Buddy. That was my citizens band radio handle…
The 1836 Project and Texas values
By Dick Polman I must warn you in advance that this is not satire. This…
My dad taught me how
Need to learn how to unclog a shower drain, jump-start a car, shave your face…
Fight over Critical Race Theory hits the statehouse
by John Micek Everyone’s complaining about Congress, but if you want to track the real,…