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Outgoing President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 20, 2021.

Column: The End: The final poem in a four-year rhyming chronicle of Trump’s presidency

January 21, 2021 at 3:37 p.m.

For the past four years I've chronicled the presidency of Donald J. Trump in rhyme, always based on his words and actions. Thank you to the many readers who have...

Singers Jennifer Lopez, right, and Lady Gaga greet after performing at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Column: On this Inauguration Day we’re not getting a perfect president. But we’re getting a better one.

January 20, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

The change came, at last, and the people rejoiced. On that historic day, the bitter wind died down, the dark skies turned blue, and the people exhaled in exhaustion and...

The Rev. Bill Corcoran at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Orland Hills on Jan 14, 2021. Last weekend, the Catholic priest spoke out about President Donald Trump and the violence in Washington, and several parishioners walked out.

Column: A Catholic pastor speaks out about Trump. Some parishioners walk out.

January 16, 2021 at 10:02 a.m.

On the Sunday morning after the deadly riot at the United States Capitol, Father William Corcoran put on his black suit and clerical collar and stepped into St. Elizabeth Seton...

Hand sanitizer at Lincoln Park Athletic Club in Chicago on Oct. 22, 2020.

Column: Staring through the window at the gym, thinking: One day, but not yet

January 15, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

I walked past my old gym the other evening. It was 6 p.m., already deeply dark outside, but through the big window I could see the familiar bright room inside....

President Donald Trump at a rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Jan. 4, 2021.

Column: Under Siege: A poem about Donald Trump, to the tune of ‘The Yellow Rose of Texas’

January 12, 2021 at 5:49 p.m.

This is the latest, and close to last, installment of my ongoing rhyming chronicle of the presidency of Donald J. Trump, based, as always, on his words and acts. Note:...

Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Column: Shocking. Sad. Shameful. Inevitable. How to describe the insurrection at the Capitol?

January 9, 2021 at 1:41 p.m.

Shocking Sad Disgusting Dismaying Tragic Shameful Repulsive Revolting Appalling Treasonous Unbelievable Insane Inevitable At some point Wednesday, I started keeping the list of words above, words that radio and TV...

Column: The lessons of Insurrection Day 2021

January 7, 2021 at 7:11 p.m.

Welcome to class, students. Today we're going to review the historic events of Jan. 6, 2021, in the United States of America. Who can tell me what that date means?...

A man crosses Chicago Avenue at Cicero Avenue in Chicago as the sun rises in November.

Column: Time to pick a guiding word for 2021. Mine is ‘endurance.’

January 6, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Endurance. The word popped into my brain near the end of December, sooner than I'd usually start searching for a word to guide the coming year. Why, out of the...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Column: The year of the virus, the year of the mask. Be gone, 2020, that’s all that we ask.

December 28, 2020 at 5:04 a.m.

Goodbye, 2020! Good riddance, farewell! You've maxed out our patience You've put us through hell. . The year of the virus! The year of the mask! Be gone 2020! That's...

The city Christmas tree is illuminated in Chicago's Millennium Park on Nov. 17, 2020.

Column: To those who can’t be with us

December 25, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

This column is about all the people we miss at Christmas. It first appeared in the baiduhai on Dec. 25, 1996. For many years, my colleague Eric Zorn has...

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