Two other pilots beat him to it Occasionally, circumstances conspire to rob me of my writing time. This is a circumspect way to say I…
Let me explain why I’m worried
It’s not the ones who take firearms seriously, it’s the others Just so we’re clear, I do not have a problem with responsible, legal gun…
Disasters, death, curmudgeons and a little ghoul
An air crash, a nightclub fire, Mike Royko and me “Mom, what’s a curmudgeon?” asked 11-year-old me. I’m pretty sure I pronounced it “CARmudgeon” and…
They’re right — it’s a moral issue
Conservatives say mass shootings are a moral issue and they’re correct In a darkly perverse way, it’s appropriate this one happened at a church. No,…
The lie of the good-guy-with-a-gun
I got mugged one night. It was nearing 3 a.m. and I was walking from my office to my apartment, a distance of probably 15…
A picture worth a thousand rounds
Sometimes, the story lies in what the photograph doesn’t show This innocuous photograph could tell any of a thousand stories. A young woman seems to…
Five daily disses that demonstrate white privilege
AKA, “Did you see that?” EDITORIAL NOTE: I am pleased and proud to introduce my first guest editorialist. Using the nom de plume Super Mrs.…
Questioning Roe
No answer to satisfy the masses I have been dreading writing this column, although I’ve known I had to write it eventually. My reticence stems…
An exclusive club
Reflections on the blessings of Mothers’ Day A little over 21 years ago, my soon-to-be brother-in-law told me I was about to become a member…
The upper hand
A transit driver proves who’s boss Three obnoxious teenage males were standing at the back of a nearly-empty bus one evening in a major U.S.…