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HARROP: Tourist crowds aren’t good for tourists, either

My sister and her guy just returned from Portugal after their second big travel venture of the year. I asked, naturally, "How was it?" She said, "Awful." They were crammed in Porto alongside a zillion other tourists. A crush of bodies and long lines under a brutal sun. The experience left ...

WSU guest opinion: A role model in leadership

Now that Dr. Andrea Easter-Pilcher is no longer employed at Weber State University and is no longer my boss, I can finally say what I really think about her. I’ll begin by stating publicly that I didn’t think it was a good idea to hire her as dean of the university’s College of Science. ...

HOLLIS: A lesson for New York City from Canada

The lovely ladies over at Twitchy.com brought to their readers' attention this week a complaint from Canadian citizen Glen McGregor, who posted on X that he injured his knee playing softball and will need an MRI, but the province of Ontario requires that he get an ultrasound first. OK, fair ...

GARVEY: Are you Jeans Mom or Yoga Pants Dad? Either is fine

There's a guy at my gym who works out in jeans. They're not baggy jeans, either, jeans that would give him enough room to do squats or jog on the treadmill with ease. They're the regular, no-stretch, no-fun, no-frills jeans. They're the kind you'd wear to the hardware store to pick up a new ...

SAUNDERS: CBS in the harsh public spotlight again

WASHINGTON -- In his own fashion, President Donald Trump helped CBS News join the transparency bandwagon. You could see it after White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe interviewed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on "Face the Nation" Sunday. Guest host O'Keefe was fine ...

BARONE: Britain, Land of the Unfree

When the Irish comedian Graham Linehan arrived at London Heathrow Airport this past weekend, he was greeted by five armed British police officers who arrested him for -- get this -- three rude tweets. Or, as Linehan wrote on his Substack, "I was arrested at an airport like a terrorist, ...