Classroom litter boxes, other myths

This just in: Regardless of what your ex-wife’s hairdresser’s brother-in-law says, there’s not a single documented instance of a school district anywhere in the United States installing litter boxes in bathrooms to accommodate students identifying as “furries” and wearing cat costumes to school.

Employee questions future of start-up

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am working for a startup that demonstrated a lot of promise a couple of years ago, but things have changed of late. I still have my job, and my boss continues to say that everything is fine and the company isn't going anywhere. But I see a different story. They hired a ton of people earlier in the year and have laid off almost all of them now at year's end. I know some of the people weren't very good at their jobs, but when a small team gets cut in half, that seems like a red flag.

Midterm elections: Bettors beware

Next month’s 469 midterm congressional elections pit Republican candidates against Democrats in a vital struggle for control of Capitol Hill. But there are other ways than through the prism of party to view the November campaign – and the outcome on Election Day may depend on which of these other narratives prevails: Inflation against abortion.

The great state of Illinois costume

Afew weeks before Halloween and many years ago, when I was still married to my former husband, he and I and a couple we knew all decided we would celebrate Halloween dressed as the Midwest. At the time, it seemed like a clever idea.

Taking look at center of the story

When the congressional committee investigating the coup attempt at the United States Capitol issued a subpoena for Donald Trump, Chairman Bennie Thompson justified the decision by saying, “He is the one person at the center of the story of what happened on Jan. 6.”

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