A dear john letter

I was there when the bakers put crowned cakes in the windows. I was there for Labor Day when lily of the valley was sold on every corner, the flowers like delicate, white bells. I was there for Gay Pride, when young people draped in rainbow flags celebrated in the streets, when the banners proclaimed “LA REPUBLIQUE A DIT OUI”, when pink balloons drifted in the air, bright against the robin-egg blue sky. … [Read more...] about Dear Paris: A Love Letter to the City I Finally Adore

The next day, 22-year-old Merle and his men, many only in their teens, dug in around the summit of Hill 314 at Mortain, France, as the 2nd SS Panzer Division attacked their coveted position. … [Read more...] about Wisconsin man retraces father’s WWII footsteps in Europe

I've been dating a man for about two months and the attraction is undeniable. It's the best sex of my life, he's got similar career and life goals, he's smart, makes me laugh when I'm panicking about nothing, he's grounded and tender. OK, OK ... yes, I'm in the honeymoon phase. But something is stopping me from going further into this relationship – the fact that he wants to move back to his home country in a few years, and he seems quite convinced he doesn't want to live here – Canada – long-term. And there is just no way I can see myself living where he is from. … [Read more...] about He doesn’t want to live in Canada

Were Parnas and Fruman already on the House impeachment inquiry’s radar? The two men, who were arrested Wednesday evening at Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, D.C., with one-way tickets out of the country in their pockets, had roles in Giuliani’s efforts in Ukraine to gin up an investigation of the Bidens. Trump’s attempt in a July phone call to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine into investigating the Bidens is at the core of the Trump-Ukraine scandal. … [Read more...] about 7 things to know about the arrests of the 2 Giuliani associates

No front-runners are worthy of our votesRe “Trump reaction to inquiry true to form” (Sept. 29): A recent letter asked the question that in light of the new accusations from the whistleblower, “when is enough enough?” How much longer can Donald Trump supporters continue their support? … [Read more...] about Readers React: In defense of Donald Trump