Articles filed under Commentary
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Mental health matters more than adolescent milestonesAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - My daughter was a junior in high school when her therapist called me into her office. I bounced my toddler on my knee and tried to absorb what the therapist was saying. ...
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A tale of two sicknesses, and the making of public policyAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Two stories recently in the news: No. 1: Rolling Stone magazine reported in May on a diatribe by guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton describing his harrowing personal experienc...
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The Texas Democrats' farce continuesAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Remember the Texas Democrats? Last month, 51 Democratic state lawmakers boarded private planes in Austin, headed for Washington, D.C. Their purpose was to stop a Republi...
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Two Californias clash in a divided House: Pelosi vs. McCarthyAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - It's a first in American history: The speaker of the House and the minority leader hail from the same state. But they barely speak. Two Californias dwell and dominate in...
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Two Californias clash in a divided House: Pelosi vs. McCarthyAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - It's a first in American history: The speaker of the House and the minority leader hail from the same state. But they barely speak. Two Californias dwell and dominate in...
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So long, low priceAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - His name was Leonard Kaplan, and he died a week ago at the age of 91 in Alpharetta, Georgia, far from the place where he was famous as "Low Price Lenny." That place is t...
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Cuomo case shows Democrats reaping what they sowed on sex accusationsAug 08, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now reaping what he sowed. He and his Democratic colleagues created a high standard - a litmus test that can only be passed through a person being t...
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Masks and kids' mental healthAug 08, 2021 1:00 am - I sat with my son in the school cafeteria. Wearing masks, we waited to meet his kindergarten teacher. I asked him how he was feeling. "Excited and scared at the same tim...
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Life in blue genesAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Last week, Simone Biles shocked the world by withdrawing from the first week of Olympic competition because the "mental" wasn't there. To a curious but largely supportiv...
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American tech sector keeps blowing away the rest of the worldAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Take a bow, America. It's official and irrefutable: The U.S. is blowing out the rest of the world in tech leadership. No other country in the world comes anywhere close ...