Opinion

I am by no means a perfect parent, but I have three kids ages 27, 22 and 7 years old. I swear the youngest gives me side-eye that says, “Get it right this time.” I’ve made a lot of mistakes and I’m sure I’ll make many more. But I’ve also learned a lot along the way, and some things I know for sure.

Big city elections provide clues about trends in national politics, the composition and attitudes of Democratic constituency groups, and voters’ responses to emerging matters. Recent examples include the March 2019 primary for mayor of Chicago and the June 2021 Democratic contest in New York City.

Dear Annie: Your reply to the couple who lost their newborn daughter on Valentine’s Day, reprinted from your 2019 column, struck a chord. While they have been blessed with another baby, it in no way diminishes the loss of their firstborn.

“Votes for Women!” was a showdown between Alice Paul, 28, versus Woodrow Wilson, 56, which opened with a colorful Washington parade on March 3, 1913, with thousands of women from all over the nation.

Dear Annie: My parents divorced over 20 years ago, and each of them subsequently remarried wonderful people that my sister and I have been so fortunate to have in our lives. Sadly, my loving stepfather passed away last month after a brave battle through a lengthy illness.

Yes, Joe Biden believes that the District of Columbia should rule itself. Yes, Biden believes that D.C.’s new softer-on-crime law was a bad thing and needed to be stopped.

WASHINGTON -- This past week, my matutinal readings of the obituaries in the morning newspapers were particularly rewarding. Truth be known, the first thing I turn to in the morning newspaper is generally the obituaries. They are so lively and informative, particularly in The New York Times, whose obits I find better written than the rest of the newspaper. Last week, they featured two malcontents from the 1960s generation, Linda Kasabian, a minor malcontent but amusing in her way, and Angela Davis, a superstar among malcontents, and if she is not dead yet, she soon will be.

Today is the 69th day of 2023 and the 80th day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell spoke the first intelligible words transmitted over a telephone: “Mr.

Dear Annie: I just want to start by saying I love my mother-in-law. She has helped me with the kids more often than not, and I am extremely grateful for her. My issue is when it comes time to tell my toddler “no,” my mother-in-law just laughs, which makes my toddler laugh and encourages her to keep doing whatever it is we told her to not do (like jumping in the chair or on her bed). Or climbing on my mother-in-law’s sore back.

President Joe Biden announced he will not veto a resolution passed by the Republican-controlled House which overturns a new District of Columbia crime reform law, assuming the resolution passes in the Senate.