Opinion

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Nikki Haley absorbed a double-digit loss to Donald Trump in the New Hampshire Republican primary, but vowed to soldier on: “This race is far from over,” she said Tuesday night. But in truth, as the saying goes, it’s all over but the shouting.

By Francisco R. Velázquez, M.D., S.M., FCAP

When Donald Trump won 20 of Iowa’s 40 nominating delegates – 20 of the 2,429 who will be allocated nationally; 20 of the 1,215 needed to nominate – he declared the game over. Enlarging his emotional repertoire – leavening a barrel of petulance with a pinch of synthetic magnanimity – he said it is “time now for everybody, our country, to come together.” Presumably, he was not inviting to this group hug those Americans he calls “vermin.”

By Dr. Mollie Grow and Dr. Peter G. Lurie

We can all agree 2023 was a good year for the movies. Critically and commercially, several movies did well, and only one of those successes took place within the Marvel cinematic universe. Even the 10 Oscar nominees for best picture, announced Tuesday, included nine actually good films.

In 2010, at the signing of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, Joe Biden, the vice president at the time, was caught on a hot mic telling President Barack Obama that the bill was a “big deal.” OK, there was actually another word in the middle. Anyway, Biden was right.

When does a parent get over the death of a child? Never.

Dear Kiantha,

CMR’s silence speaks volumes

There is an even bigger threat to America’s global security in 2024 than the potential re-election of Donald Trump.

Faced with months and years of rebuilding lives and property after the Oregon Road and Gray fires blew through Spokane County, residents are hoping for a bit of relief.

Energy crisis