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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Love of country

This is the time of year I always think about patriotism--I mean what it actually means, rather than what some have decided, for their own reasons,...

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Splooting season

OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Splooting season

Longtime readers know I get really cranky around this time of year, and not just about politics and all the grandstanding and other ridiculousness...

26.06.2025 10

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Taking offense

I had a little bit too much fun last week, thanks to my little sister syndrome. It happens sometimes. I might have been a little mean in my jokes...

19.06.2025 3

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Emotional month

June is a month that holds both joy and sadness for me. Thursday will mark eight years since I lost my furry son Luke, who was such a special soul...

12.06.2025 3

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Won’t go quietly

Something struck me when I was perusing my Threads feed last week. Wedding photographer Kelsey Combe posted May 27: "Here's the thing. I am lectured...

05.06.2025 7

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Angry? Use it

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."--Douglas Adams, "The...

29.05.2025 10

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Muddied meaning

Language, as I've often written, evolves over time. It's mostly a natural process, and dictionaries record those changes once they become significant...

22.05.2025 4

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Law of letters

It's been a while since I've talked about the Voices page, so let's dive in. One reader says he's noticed an extreme shift to the left since Rex...

15.05.2025 2

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Always right?

It wouldn't be a day in modern America if there weren't some bully saying, "But I'm a paying customer." Ahem. Paying for goods or services doesn't...

08.05.2025 10

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Exercise caution

Some interesting discussion came about from last week's column about ensuring that cited quotes are accurate, both in their content and in to whom...

01.05.2025 3

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Too perfect

It's been an eventful few days, with Easter, the death of Pope Francis (rest in peace), Earth Day, and a lot of misleading statements about the case...

24.04.2025 3

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Not limitless

Those who know me well know I don't do things by half-measures. If I break a bone, I really break it: In 2009, on my freakin' birthday, I shattered my...

17.04.2025 3

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Singular sensation

Much of the past week has been spent laughing at penguin memes. Because when the U.S. decides to put tariffs on islands containing nothing but...

10.04.2025 20

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Rights on line

The past week has been busier than usual for me, between getting my car up and running again now that I'm cleared to drive, getting staples out of my...

03.04.2025 3

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A day of your own

Back when I wrote food stories on a fairly regular basis (much thanks to the wonderful Irene Wassell, may she rest in peace), I did one on food...

27.03.2025 4

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What they deserve

Every time there's a special day, week or month to celebrate, for example, the contributions of Black people, women (this is Women's History Month),...

20.03.2025 4

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Finding meaning

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." --Inigo Montoya, "The Princess Bride" It would be easy to say that...

14.03.2025 3

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Get the receipts

26.02.2025 9

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Facts matter

19.02.2025 2

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Attack drug costs

14.02.2025 3

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For public safety

13.02.2025 4

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Notes on letters

12.02.2025 7

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: On free speech

06.02.2025 6

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On free speech

05.02.2025 8

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Fear itself

29.01.2025 4

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Why care?

22.01.2025 3

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Forgoing duty

15.01.2025 5

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Nerdy delight

08.01.2025 3

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Low resolution

02.01.2025 2

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A happy holiday

25.12.2024 3

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Poles apart

18.12.2024 10

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: On 'brain rot'

My accident Dec. 1 meant that my intended column on the Oxford Word of the Year had to be postponed. I'm still recovering after my surgery...

12.12.2024 5

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On ‘brain rot’

11.12.2024 4

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Choose your words

04.12.2024 3

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Count blessings

27.11.2024 10

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Pure parody

20.11.2024 4

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Future uncertain

13.11.2024 4

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Punctuate properly

06.11.2024 2

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Double standards

30.10.2024 20

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Respite in the odd

23.10.2024 3

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Nerdy delight

16.10.2024 3

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‘Firehose of lies’

09.10.2024 2

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Part of our lives

02.10.2024 5

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Free to read

25.09.2024 2

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For joy and hope

18.09.2024 3

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Fear still a factor

11.09.2024 2

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Just contrary

04.09.2024 2

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Center on stage

28.08.2024 2

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OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: How weird!

OK, 2024, you win. Each year since at least 2015, it seems, the outgoing year has basically said, yeah, you can't top me for...

23.08.2024 2

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How weird!

21.08.2024 2

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