Opinion
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What Happens When You Knock on 8,000 Doors
In 2018, the district judge for our area of south-central Montana was retiring and encouraged my husband, Ray, to run…
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Dad Brain Is Real, and It’s a Good Thing
A father of three recently told me that if he could go back in time and give himself one piece…
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Biden’s Love for His Son Is Beautiful — and It Hits Home for Me
When my son Nic was born, I was like other parents who hope that their children will be healthy and…
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How John Roberts Lost His Court
A self-described documentary filmmaker, trolling a gala dinner for a gotcha moment by engaging Supreme Court justices in conversation and…
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Audra McDonald Is Returning to Broadway! There’s Just One Catch.
The recent announcement that Audra McDonald will be starring as Mama Rose in “Gypsy” has thrilled Broadway fans. I’m as…
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J.D. Vance’s Strange Turn to 1876
The most favorable gloss you could give to Donald Trump’s effort to “Stop the Steal” is that it was an…
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Jan. 6, America’s Rupture and the Strange, Forgotten Power of Oblivion
On March 4, Judge Tanya Chutkan presided over jury selection for a criminal trial in a Jan. 6, 2021, case.…
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‘My Soul Is in Ukraine’: Safe, but Lost, in Rural England
For almost two years Tania Drobot, a 53-year-old math teacher from Kyiv, Ukraine, has lived in the home of Fiona…
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What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast?
As Democrats make their case to voters around the country this fall, one challenge is that some of the bluest…
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Learning to Love My Father as His Mind Unraveled
When I was around 10 years old, my father started hiding bananas in our house. We found them in the…