Opinion

Dear Annie: I’ve been married for a long time, and we have teenagers now. When they were young, I took a full-time position working in a school so that I could be on the same schedule as them and we wouldn’t have to worry about care during the summer and on winter or spring breaks.

New Yorkers should thank Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for helping (unwittingly) remind the country how safe their metro area is compared to his own. Did he think that no one would note that there are 15.4 murders for every 100,000 people in Columbus but only 5.2 in New York City? Or that Ohio’s murder rate is almost twice that of New York State?

Dear Annie: My husband and I recently had a heated argument because he threw away some things that I was going to send off to family. It escalated, and as I was trying to walk away, he grabbed me by the shoulders and roughly pushed me up against the wall ... somehow then (I think he kind of threw me, but everything happened really fast) I was hitting the floor and crying.

Absence in the Senate makes no heart grow fonder, given a delicate balance of power, 51-49, with Democrats holding a knife edge. Consider “DiFi,” Dianne Feinstein, a Democratic elder on her sickbed.

Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has announced the formation of an exploratory committee for his candidacy for president.

Dear Annie: I am 41 and was adopted at birth in a closed adoption. For medical reasons, it was necessary for me to contact my birth mother to obtain information. Since that time, she and I have communicated, though the contact has been limited. She lives far away but has several family members in our area.

Clarence Thomas is an unconquered American. He refused to let the segregation and poverty into which he was born define his life.

Many very rich people are very unhappy. Though that’s not new news, others have a hard time believing it. Assuming reasonably good health, who wouldn’t find contentment living in a gilded mansion and flying around in private jets? Imagine being able to just plunk down a platinum card anytime some glittering luxury winks your way. Envision being cushioned from the indignities of waiting on lines.

Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy spring. Whether you just celebrated Passover, Easter or any other holiday, I do hope that you make time to celebrate spring. It is a time of renewal where we can shed some of our old patterns and ways of thinking and trade them in for new, fresh thoughts. It is a great time to start a new hobby or pick up an old one that you miss. Below are some of my favorite spring poems and excerpts. Hope you enjoy.