Framed on a wall in my office is a copy of my first opinion column, published by the Dallas Morning News on Oct. 11, 1987. Until then, I had been a wire service reporter and editor in Washington, D.C.

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Two federal officers appear to have lied about an incident last month in Minneapolis that ended with one of them shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said Friday.

We all live in our own version of reality. I received an interesting letter from a somewhat disgruntled retiree. He wondered how much money you need to be considered rich in America. “If you have $4 ...