Maybe, maybe, maybe this time

Do something!" “That's what grieving “ residents of Uvalde, Texas, shouted at President Biden, who had come to console them after 19 schoolchildren and two teachers were slaughtered by an 18-year-old gunman wielding an assault rifle. D"We will," Biden replied.

Sándwiches muy calientes

I have been trying, for as long as I can remember and with limited success, to learn Spanish.My husband, Peter, says I am good, but that is because he does not speak Spanish, so if I say anything that is understood by anyone, he regards it as a minor miracle.

Mother always late relieving babysitter

DEAR HARRIETTE: The mother of the kids I babysit is consistently coming home late. She is a single mother with two children. It's been really hard to want to continue working for her when I feel like she isn't respectful of my time.

Playing politics or solving problems?

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are scurrying to come up with legislation that will, if nothing else, try to convince voters they are doing something about the rash of mass shootings that are taking place – including two this week in Oklahoma.

The wizard behind the curtain

Donald Trump tried to purge two Georgia Republicans — Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — for committing one unpardonable sin: standing up to the former president and telling the truth, that he lost the state to Joe Biden by more than 11,000 votes.Trump failed. Badly.

A 2024 Trump-Biden rematch?

For all the speculation that goes on around Donald Trump and the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race, it's possible, even likely, that the more intense battle will be among Democrats.

Ex’s new girlfriend looks familiar

DEAR HARRIETTE: My ex is dating someone who looks exactly like me. I know that it is common to have preferences when it comes to appearance, but I think that it is strange for him to date a woman who looks so similar to me. Several people have pointed out our similarities.

DO JUST ONE THING

•Any serious baker will agree: Don't open the oven door when cooking at home. When you finally get your oven preheated to the temperature you need, place whatever you're roasting or baking inside and leave the door closed.

Presidential speeches on equality

If April is the cruelest month – as T.S. Eliot and thousands of amateur dinner-table philosophers have attested – then May may be the most poignant month.

America is its own worst enemy

Perhaps this is how it all ends — self-government, self-defense, self-control, liberty, unity, family. Perhaps the fate of the nation is to watch its soul die along with the at least 19 students and two adults shot to death last week at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.