Leonard Pitts is on vacation. his column will resume on July 8. In late June of 1969, the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar in Manhattan […]
Opinion
June 24 letters to the editor
Vote out administration congressional enablers Why are so many Trump supporters so easily fooled? To clarify: I don’t refer to supporters among the top 1% of Americans. Those supporters have […]
ACE rule can only dig us in a deeper hole
Call it a policy of diminishing returns or retreats from a worsening climate crisis. We’re never going to sway the Trump administration on its decision to short circuit the Clean […]
Congress must protect Title X health care program
BY JESSICA McCOLLEY As a maternal-child physician, I provide care to some of our state’s most vulnerable populations. Large portions of this area’s people live on the lower end of […]
Can Biden hold off the left in 2020 race?
Joe Biden is old. He hugs people. He thinks China is and isn’t a challenge for America. He is for and against taxpayers financing abortion. He was once against busing […]
Shanahan’s short and sad career
It’s hard not to feel some sympathy for Patrick Shanahan. The acting U.S. secretary of defense said Tuesday he’s leaving government because of “a painful and deeply personal family situation” […]
Headline all gun violence just like this
It’s unknown what exactly was in the man’s mind as he approached the Earle Cabell Federal Building in downtown Dallas on Monday, but his intent was easy to read. Clad […]
Foreign election meddling still wrong, Mr. President
It was extraordinary to hear a U.S. president declare that the FBI director is “wrong” for saying that candidates should report to the FBI — as the law clearly intends […]
June 23 letters to the editor
Justice runs for office on threats, not merits If you want to know how to praise someone while condemning him at the same time, Gov. Jim Justice provided the answer […]
Burnout real crisis among physicians in training
Stephen Russell, Sanjay Desai and Brian Garibaldi The Baltimore Sun This month, the American Medical Association invested $15 million in eight ambitious programs to address the workplace needs of our […]
