Opinion

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton was criticized for her use of the word “superpredators” back in 1996. Some on the left laid into her, accusing Clinton of racism.

Dear Annie: I was abused by my dad as a child, and my relationship with my mother was hell growing up. She was verbally and physically abusive toward me well into my 20s. She began a new relationship and things got worse. The situation between us got a little better when she became sick and I had to take care of her. My siblings didn’t pitch in, even though she treated them better than she did me.

A week ago, while Baltimore slept, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood, its gorgeous and graceful truss lighting and spanning its busy global port. It is -- was -- a beloved landmark.

Utah, Idaho and Wyoming all share common borders and something else that matters more. According to data the Census Bureau gathered in 2020, these were three of the four states that had the highest percentages of households headed by married couples of the opposite sex.

How Many Stars for Social Security Service? I’ve been writing this column for about 27 years. And more than a few times, I took my former agency, the Social Security Administration, to task for sometimes falling down on the job.

Mel Brooks said it’s good to be the king -- but is it good to be speaker of the House of Representatives? You’re the most powerful legislator in Congress, if not the world, and just two heartbeats away from being president. If you’re a Republican, though, your task is thankless and possibly hopeless.

Dear Annie: My own experience tells me that your advice to Starving Wife may have overlooked another possibility. I lived for years with what Starving Wife is experiencing.

Donald Trump last week posted an item on Truth Social that broke new ground for incoherence. What got his fingers fumbling on the keyboard was Joe Biden’s being out in the country warning Americans that another presidential term for Trump would cost them their health care.

Dear Annie: I am very confused. I have a friend who is 70 and is in the hospital.

Long after dark, there was an air of festivity and fun outside the state Department of Education building despite temperatures hovering near freezing. Someone had hooked up a portable heater, powering it by bootlegging power from the state building.