Thanking those with the strength to say no
Gathered around the Thanksgiving banquet table, family members are commonly encouraged to share that for which they are thankful. Often they cite something they have received. It might be concrete,...
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McGrath: Thank you, voters, for going to the polls and showing democracy can work
For most Americans, last week’s mid-term elections went beyond just a sigh of relief. They were more like a nation-saving injection of Narcan. That's the miracle drug that, at the...
McGrath: Letter-writing mom a godsend to husband and sons fighting in wars and serving in military
My mother did not serve a single day in the Army, Navy or the Marines. But she and countless other spouses and parents of those in the armed services are...
McGrath: Message to our president — keep your mouth shut and you might get my vote in the next election
I am ready to bargain. I will vote for Donald Trump in 2020 if he resolves, starting tomorrow, to shut the stuff up for the remainder of his term. No...
McGrath: If baseball’s going to remain America’s pastime, it’s time to speed up the game
The end-of-the-regular-season loss in the wild card game between the Cubs and Colorado Rockies was painful enough for Chicago fans. Worse for all fans, however, was how long the game...
McGrath: A teacher’s favorite author can change a student’s life
Who is your favorite author? A young woman with a silver nose stud asked me that question on the first day of English 1101, a class that is more about...
The summer that came to a crashing halt
Late summer feels like a trap. Warmest days of the year, but thunder in the night. Flowering, lush gardens, but virulent pollen in the air. Vacation time still to enjoy,...
Florida to Chicago? Cadillac’s Super Cruise is a good alternative to flying
Semi-autonomous vehicles have made a lot of headlines lately, though mostly as cautionary tales. In March, an Uber self-driving car hit and killed a pedestrian. In the past two years,...
An ordinary man but a superhero of a dad
I used to think it strange, what I remember about my father: the coarse stubble on his face, for example. As a tile salesman, my dad was clean-shaven Monday through...
8 resolutions that might help us all
It’s our annual human conundrum. Even as most readers are aware that, statistically, New Year’s resolutions are seldom kept, we seem to have an incontrovertible compulsion to make them anyway...