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Tribune readers chime in about romance on Valentine's Day.

Column: Spaghetti carbonara on Valentine’s Day. ‘What I wouldn’t give to do for her what you described,’ and other memories from readers

February 14, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

The other day I sat in a diner to write a Valentine's Day advice column. There were two couples at different tables, one old, one young, both very much in...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders with his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders, left, arrives to speak to supporters at a primary night election rally in Manchester, N.H. on Feb. 11, 2020.

Column: Oh, for the love of Mike. The fear of Bernie has pushed Democratic bosses over the edge.

February 13, 2020 at 2:44 p.m.

Bernie Sanders' victory in New Hampshire has driven the Democratic Party establishment into mass hysterics. Now they rush to embrace multibillionaire Mike Bloomberg, the former Republican mayor of New York...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx speaks with members of the baiduhai Editorial Board in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2020.

Column: After new charges against Jussie Smollett, can Kim Foxx still do her job?

February 11, 2020 at 7:59 p.m.

How can Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx continue to do her job following the re-indictment of Hollywood entertainer Jussie Smollett? I don't think she can. Smollett, the Hollywood entertainer...

What's not romantic about the scent of sauteed bacon and shallots?

Column: What do I know about romance on Valentine’s Day? Not much, maybe.

February 10, 2020 at 10:43 a.m.

When it comes to Valentine's Day, I'm the last man on earth you'd ask for romantic advice. Romance? Me? What could some grizzled OK Boomer possibly know about young love?...

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign event at U.S. Cellular Center on Feb. 1, 2020, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Column: Trump crows on the hill of Schiff, and Democrats who can’t stop Bernie Sanders feel their heads exploding

February 7, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

President Donald Trump took his triumphant victory lap after the failed Democratic impeachment and, like a rooster, climbed up on the hill of Schiff and began to crow. Many pearls...

House Democratic impeachment manager, Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., leaves the Senate chamber after the acquittal of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 5, 2020.

Column: Trump impeachment backfires on Democrats, and Nancy Pelosi has a meltdown

February 6, 2020 at 8:11 a.m.

The partisan impeachment of President Donald Trump finally passed, mercifully, like a kidney stone, with Democrats grimacing helplessly during acquittal in the Senate on Wednesday. It's over. The cable news...

Don Lemon attends CNN Heroes at the American Museum of Natural History on Dec. 8, 2019, in New York.

Column: Who wins the Golden Moutza: Randy Japanese billionaire space traveler? The Bears? Or CNN’s laughing Don Lemon?

February 5, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

Was Bernie Sanders robbed once again of a clear victory speech in Iowa — this time by that colossal counting fail at the Democratic caucuses on Tuesday, which allowed Joe...

Column: ‘Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words,’ the hero’s journey

January 31, 2020 at 6:59 p.m.

What happens in America when a black intellectual who was born into the crushing poverty of the Jim Crow South dares stand up to challenge white liberal Democratic orthodoxy? He...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his first State of the State speech Jan. 29, 2020, at the state Capitol in Springfield.

Column: Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois lawmakers talk of ethics reform, but taxpayers know it’s all bologna

January 30, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

In his big State of the State speech, Gov. J.B. Pritzker told an Illinois General Assembly historically dominated by boodlers, crooks and influence peddlers that it was finally time to...

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arrives for a campaign event with presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders in Perry, Iowa, on Jan. 26, 2020.

Column: Establishment Democrats face a dilemma: How to do in Bernie Sanders without alienating his young voters

January 29, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

Bernie Sanders is a survivor, but can he survive the orchestrated media onslaught that seems determined to bring him down? At 78, Sanders has survived a heart attack, and the...

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