David McGrath: Sometimes Mom was a piece of work. But all for the sake of family.
She was one of a kind, my mom. She once phoned to tell me about Chicago's weather of clear skies, balmy temperatures and low humidity and then wondered out loud...
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David McGrath: My family’s Irish heritage made me proud. Then my sister got a DNA test.
I have a confession to make. I have been living a lie. The fraud has persisted for over a half a century, although it has only come to light this...
Op-ed: NFL has many sins to account for. The league should do more than make pledges.
At the 56th annual Super Bowl on Feb. 13, the NFL would be wise to use SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area as a giant confessional to seek absolution...
Op-ed: My resolution for 2022: Challenge the American obstinocracy with intelligence
Halfway along on my exercise routine, I spied a banner high up a flagpole: 6-inch-tall letters that spelled out, "Let's go, Brandon," red and white on a blue background. I...
Op-ed: An Ebenezer of an uncle tested my parents’ Christmas joy
Christmas at the McGraths' was not always perfect. I was reminded of that truth by the photograph my sister Nancy posted online. It shows her when she was about 5....
Op-ed: Reasons to be thankful: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Tom Brady and more
This Thanksgiving, what can we possibly have to be grateful for in a year marked by forest fires of unprecedented size and destructiveness in the West; a pandemic that has...
Op-ed: A rare and precious American reveals why Veterans Day matters
I felt oddly serene while speaking on the phone with Bruce Muench of Roscoe, Illinois. His deep, steady voice. His humility. His obvious intelligence. And something else, which I will...
McGrath: Brian Laundrie could easily hide from the law in Florida for years — just not in the area his family says he is
The manhunt for Brian Laundrie is being conducted in the wrong place, and the FBI needs to search in a more likely location. I'm not a psychic. Nor a detective,...
Op-ed: Goodbye, Arlington International Racecourse, and good riddance
Every reader has probably been to a wake or funeral and heard friends and family characterize a death as a "blessing" because so much suffering had been involved. The same...
Op-ed: My breakthrough infection underscores how fortunate I am to be vaccinated. It could have been much worse.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the door to the dental clinic and saw that no one was wearing a mask. Not the two patients in the waiting room and...