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The Lawyer’s Lawyer

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Bert Fields was, as The New York Times put it, the “lawyer to the stars” — from Dustin Hoffman to Warren Beatty to Tom Cruise to John Travolta, not to mention industry heavyweights like Jeffrey Katzenberg. In Hollywood, he was almost as famous as his clients.

He was also my lawyer. And as much as any lawyer I’ve known, he taught me what it means to be a lawyer.

ICE probably

Growing up in the Southern California suburbs, government surveillance never worried me. But my Syrian-American parents were more cautious. They would often warn me against talking about politics over the phone — in case Big Brother was snooping.

No, Joe Biden still isn’t a good president

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Rich Lowry

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People and Perspectives from Miles City's past

Gary Buchanan: An independent choice for an effective voice in Congress

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Bob Brown

Drunk uncle crosses the line with kiss Dear Abby

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DEAR ABBY: I come from a large, close family. The majority of them live in another state. A couple of family members live in the same state I reside in. One night, my uncle came over and we were hanging out having drinks. We both drank too much and at some point, he started to kiss my neck. I told him to stop because he is family, and he did. Luckily, nothing more happened. The next day he texted and called profusely apologizing. I have been hurt, sad and angry ever since. He wanted to talk about it, but I didn’t.

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People and Perspectives from Miles City's past

Politics by Profession

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Why are you a conservative?

Or a libertarian, Republican, Democrat, socialist?

Ok, if you read my column, you’re probably not a socialist ...

But how do people come to such different conclusions? We like to think that our politics are formed by rational analysis. We analyze what conservatives and liberals write, weigh their ideas, and form conclusions based on facts and evidence.

But it turns out something else is probably going on. I can predict your political party pretty accurately if I just know what you do for a living.

Teenagers’ breakup puts parents in awkward spot

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DEAR ABBY: A couple of weeks ago, my 17-year-old daughter broke up with “Matt,” her boyfriend of a year and seven months. My husband and I are sad because Matt had become a part of our family. We included him in vacations and holidays with us. We also became friends with his parents and shared a couple of holidays with them.