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Opinion

What comes next?

Editorials and columns

Last week, I attended my nephew's high school graduation. Like most graduations, it was filled with excitement. Proud parents took pictures. Grandparents fought back tears. Friends celebrated together. And at the end, hundreds of caps flew into the air. As I watched those students ...

Where credit is due

Letters to the Editor

In a recent letter, you were told that at the APS Retirement Dinner I didn’t honor the retirees and talked only about myself. What I did was spend thirty seconds establishing that as a teacher myself, I have some understanding how hard their jobs are. In the remaining four minutes of my ...

The mother of all editors

Editorials and columns

There is no valid argument that mothers aren’t the most selfless people on Earth. There’s the endless laundry, the cooking, the organizing. “I try to make your life easier,” my wife likes to say to our girls. There’s also the emotional support, the right words at the right time, ...

Through the strangers’ eyes

Editorials and columns

The World Cup is kicking off here in the United States and for the next five weeks, a sport most Americans cannot be bothered to watch will bring the rest of the planet to our doorstep. They are already arriving. Germans, Spaniards, Egyptians, Australians, every continent but Antarctica is ...

The humanities strike back

Editorials and columns

Last year Microsoft Research reported on the 10 jobs most threatened by artificial intelligence. Should I, dear reader, be running scared? Historians are No. 2 on the list. The report says 91% of what historians do is pretty much covered by AI queries. Uh-oh. I majored in history in college ...

Platner wants redemption. Others want a refund

Editorials and columns

Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna conceded at a rally for the Maine senatorial candidate that Graham Platner's actions have not been sterling. Voters considering Platner don't like his "shameful" actions against women, the Californian said, but "they are willing to extend him grace and ...