Paul Weingarten

A daughter and father talk about #MeToo and the meaning of ‘father of a daughter’

May 31, 2019 at 9:26 p.m.

Dear Dad, I’ve been immersed in the news about Harvey Weinstein over the past couple of weeks. One reaction stuck with me: “Look, even before I was famous I didn’t...

Is the daddy-daughter dance a relic?

May 11, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

Dear Elizabeth, On my dresser are some of my favorite family photos, including a series of six shots taken before each of the daddy-daughter dances we attended. In one, we...

When you’re given the senior discount …

December 24, 2018 at 9:14 a.m.

On my 59th birthday, I decided to celebrate with my boyhood hero, the "Man of Steel." As I headed for the theater's escalator, I glanced at the ticket. The young...

New Chicago voice

May 14, 2019 at 4:55 p.m.

If you're like many newspaper readers, the first thing you scan on the Tribune's Editorial page is the cartoon. We wouldn't have it any other way. The Tribune has been...

CITIZENS` EFFORTS OFFER HOPE IN U.S. DRUG WAR

August 10, 2021 at 5:55 p.m.

A year after President Bush vowed a renewed war on drugs, cocaine is abundant as ever on the streets of America despite mammoth federal drug arrests, stepped-up efforts in Colombia...

Asserting that Dan Quayle is ''no Jack Kennedy,'' Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen on Wednesday night sharply questioned the Republican`s claim to be as qualified as the late president...

QUAYLE, BENTSEN SHARPEN WEAPONS FOR TV DEBATE

August 8, 2021 at 9:14 p.m.

For Sen. Dan Quayle and the Republican Party, Michael Dukakis is the issue. For Sen. Lloyd Bentsen and the Democrats, Dan Quayle is the issue. These themes have been the...

CANDIDATES FIND AIRPORT HOPSCOTCH A GRUELING GAME

August 8, 2021 at 8:09 p.m.

In the middle of a news conference at the Myrtle Beach airport, Sen. Bob Dole was discussing the fate of his presidential campaign when a voice suddenly boomed: ''Will Bill...

ROBERTSON`S `INVISIBLE ARMY` HOPES TO SHOW ITSELF IN THE SOUTH

August 8, 2021 at 10:31 p.m.

Roberta Combs breezes out of her black Jaguar and into the Sheraton Hotel coffee shop, brimming with vigor and campaign secrets. Combs, a land developer, charismatic Christian and Pat Robertson`s...

PRISONERS REJECT DEAL TO FREE 26 IN LOUISIANA

August 8, 2021 at 11:41 p.m.

Hopes that authorities had reached a settlement with Cuban prisoners that would free 26 hostages at a federal detention center dimmed Friday evening after Cuban negotiators were unable to persuade...