The war in Sudan has received far less attention than the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. A last-ditch effort by Biden’s team is hoping to change that.
Elizabeth Shackelford: Will Joe Biden’s last push to end war in Sudan be enough?
Category: Columnists
Heidi Stevens: Happiness, hope and some hurdles — 24 things from 2024 that I’m carrying into the new year
Here are some of the things from the past year, in no particular order, that I’m taking with me into 2025, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: Holiday pajamas and police escorts — the infuriating contrast at Abundant Life Christian School
I’m trying to reconcile the playfulness of pajama day with to the flattened fury of the police officer escorting kids in their jammies to safety.
Heidi Stevens: A son’s death and a father’s loving determination to keep his true, unvarnished story alive
Craig Mindrum hopes his friends never stop asking about Jonathan or sharing stories about him. That’s much more helpful than explanations.
Laura Washington: Donald Trump must embrace expanded access to obesity-fighting drugs
The costs of obesity could outweigh the hefty price tag of allowing Americans on Medicare and Medicaid to access drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic.
Daniel DePetris: Syrians are relieved Bashar Assad is gone. They also are right to be concerned about the future.
Syrians are relieved that Bashar Assad’s reign is now a thing of the past. Yet there is concern about how Syria will now be governed.
Heidi Stevens: ‘I thought my dad was quite the woodsman.’ Pretending to chop down a tree and other tricks to keep the holidays magical
One of my favorite things about the holidays is the lengths that grown-ups go to so kids can feel wonder and magic and awe.
David Greising: Brandon Johnson’s unprecedented spending means City Council is right to put away its rubber stamp
If Brandon Johnson really were serious about collaborating, he would have provided Chicago aldermen their budget data by now.
Laura Washington: A pox on Christmas creep and huzzah for Thanksgiving
Many readers lamented, as one put it, “the demise of Thanksgiving” and paid homage to the erstwhile November holiday.
Daniel DePetris: After rebels retake Aleppo, is Bashar Assad on his way out?
Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.