Chris Lamb

U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, left, shakes hands with U.S. Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind., before the start of their vice presidential debate at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska., on Oct. 5, 1988. (Ron Edmonds/AP)

Chris Lamb: Former Vice President Dan Quayle deserves our thanks, not our laughter

September 30, 2024 at 8:37 a.m.

Dan Quayle saved America four years ago when Vice President Mike Pence turned to him for advice on whether he should certify the 2020 election.

Students at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Aug. 24, 2022.

Chris Lamb: College students are in a mental health crisis. Administrators should take action.

September 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

I've taught college for almost 30 years. I've never had so many students tell me they're depressed. I've never had so many students quit attending class or drop out so...

Loyola Ramblers head coach Porter Moser greets former player Jerry Harkness during practice at the Alamodome, March 30, 2018, in San Antonio.

Chris Lamb: Jerry Harkness’ legendary run with Loyola began with a pep talk from Jackie Robinson

April 1, 2022 at 6:50 p.m.

If you asked the late Jerry Harkness when his remarkable life began, he would tell you about the day he heard someone's voice as he was shooting baskets at the...

Editorial cartoonist Herbert Block in his Washington Post office on Oct. 18, 1993. At the time, Block was 84 and had published more than 15,000 political cartoons — spanning Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton. He had won three Pulitzers, published 10 books of his cartoons and written an autobiography and was seen in 300 newspapers.

Op-ed: Is this the end of editorial cartooning?

October 7, 2021 at 6:48 p.m.

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will have its (online) annual convention this weekend where cartoonists, or at least the few who are still working, will be reminded of what...

Racist holiday

August 20, 2021 at 4:57 p.m.

On May 10, South Carolina commemorated Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday. Gov. James Hodges, a Democrat, approved the holiday last year as a compromise to mollify the state's...

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