Opinion
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Should Californians Shake Our Fists at the Sky or Thank the Heavens?
FRESNO, Calif. — Here in Fig Garden, a suburb that creeps up to the edge of the San Joaquin River,…
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Ginny Redington Dawes, Composer of Memorable Ad Jingles, Dies at 77
She collaborated on the melodies for signature commercials that sang the praises of McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and other brands.
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The Black Musical That May Have Inspired Gershwin
I have, over the transom, received the paperback edition of a book that escaped me last year, to my regret.…
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Edward R. Pressman, Film Producer Who Boosted Many Careers, Dies at 79
Oliver Stone, Terrence Malick, Kathryn Bigelow and other directors were just starting when he took on their projects.
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Early Abortion Looks Nothing Like What You’ve Been Told
Jewel is a student in her early 20s who lives in Texas. When her doctor confirmed she was pregnant, Jewel…
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Older Voters Know Exactly What’s at Stake, and They’ll Be Here for Quite a While
Is it time to call the next election “the most important in American history”? Probably. It seems like it may…
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I Don’t Mind if You Say You Have ‘a Little OCD’
It’s become common for people to use diagnostic terms to describe themselves, saying that they are “sort of autistic” or…
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Five Rules for an Aging World
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who believe the defining challenge of the 21st century will…
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I Lost Weight on Ozempic. Here’s What the Debate Gets Wrong.
Hosted by Lulu Garcia-Navarro Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd and Derek Arthur Edited by Anabel Bacon and Kaari Pitkin Engineered…
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Gwen Knapp, Sportswriter Who Looked at the Big Picture, Dies at 61
She was well known in the San Francisco area for focusing on subjects like racism, sexism and drugs, in columns…