Among the reporter-columnists whose bylines I never miss, Pulitzer Prize winner Charlie Savage of The New York Times is at the top of the list. He is penetratingly factual and stays on stories that are often surprising. At the bottom of page 12 of the March 14 Times ”“ in what should have been on […]

Living to be 100 years old is statistically extraordinary. But some centenarians can be called remarkable for reasons beyond having reached a phenomenally advanced age. Lawrence Walsh became a naturalized American citizen at age 10, eight years after his father, hoping for a somewhat more prosperous existence, relocated the family from Port Maitland, Nova Scotia […]

Among the reporter-columnists whose bylines I never miss, Pulitzer Prize winner Charlie Savage of The New York Times is at the top of the list. He is penetratingly factual and stays on stories that are often surprising. At the bottom of page 12 of the March 14 Times ”“ in what should have been on […]

Living to be 100 years old is statistically extraordinary. But some centenarians can be called remarkable for reasons beyond having reached a phenomenally advanced age. Lawrence Walsh became a naturalized American citizen at age 10, eight years after his father, hoping for a somewhat more prosperous existence, relocated the family from Port Maitland, Nova Scotia […]

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is affectionately referred to as “March Madness.” It’s a fitting name for the tournament, as major upsets, exciting outcomes and underdog stories are the norm. But through four days and two rounds of the tournament, it’s hard to be mad about this year’s March Madness. Not counting the […]

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is affectionately referred to as “March Madness.” It’s a fitting name for the tournament, as major upsets, exciting outcomes and underdog stories are the norm. But through four days and two rounds of the tournament, it’s hard to be mad about this year’s March Madness. Not counting the […]

Democrats are reeling. They’re playing defense, not offense. Their loss in a Florida election for a vacant House seat ”“ in a district President Obama carried twice ”“ was a devastating blow. As Robert Gibbs, the president’s former spokesman, admitted on NBC’s “Meet the Press:” “There’s a real, real danger that Democrats could suffer big […]

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Seattle Times on passing the military sexual-assault bill: So-called privileges of rank have taken on a perverse meaning in the U.S. military. Stunning tales of sexual assault at the highest levels of the service betray the grievous breadth of the abuse. The U.S. […]