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![Opting not to seek reelection fulfills a campaign promise he made to voters shortly after Super Tuesday in 2020. Opting not to seek reelection fulfills a campaign promise he made to voters shortly after Super Tuesday in 2020.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24040529725229.jpg?w=132)
Granderson: Biden’s patriotic decision to drop out caps long life of service
Opting not to seek reelection fulfills a campaign promise he made to voters shortly after Super Tuesday in 2020.
![Young people's need for extra reassurance shows that the pandemic's full toll is still becoming apparent. Young people's need for extra reassurance shows that the pandemic's full toll is still becoming apparent.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SJM-L-VIRUSWED-0813-35.jpg?w=132)
Granderson: So what if Gen Z applicants bring their parents to a job interview?
Young people's need for extra reassurance shows that the pandemic's full toll is still becoming apparent.
![Politicians who downplay Jim Crow to gain acceptance from a crowd should reevaluate who they are trying to win. Politicians who downplay Jim Crow to gain acceptance from a crowd should reevaluate who they are trying to win.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Election_2024_Trump_98097-2.jpg?w=132)
Granderson: Praising the Jim Crow era? That’s a clear red flag
Politicians who downplay Jim Crow to gain acceptance from a crowd should reevaluate who they are trying to win.
![Cafes can help business owners diversify their income streams and encourage people to socialize again. Cafes can help business owners diversify their income streams and encourage people to socialize again.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SJM-L-BILLROUNDUP-0914-6.jpg?w=132)
Granderson: Bring on the cannabis cafes, California. Our nation needs them
Cafes can help business owners diversify their income streams and encourage people to socialize again.
![Abbott supports pardon of murderer of Black Lives Matter protestor, but not George Floyd's no-evidence drug conviction Abbott supports pardon of murderer of Black Lives Matter protestor, but not George Floyd's no-evidence drug conviction](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sjm-otest-Shooting_192026246.jpg?w=118)
Granderson: Whose lives matter to the Republican governor of Texas?
Abbott supports pardon of murderer of Black Lives Matter protestor, but not George Floyd's no-evidence drug conviction
![Time and time again we find that sports is better when we find ways so that we all can play. Time and time again we find that sports is better when we find ways so that we all can play.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BNG-Z-STANBKW-0330-3.jpg?w=132)
Granderson: NCAA dilemma about trans athletes shouldn’t be a hard call
Time and time again we find that sports is better when we find ways so that we all can play.
![Soaring tuition, slipping confidence demand new business models for colleges that account for students' future earnings Soaring tuition, slipping confidence demand new business models for colleges that account for students' future earnings](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Student_Loans_States_34283.jpg?w=123)
Granderson: Here’s one way to bring college costs back in line with reality
Soaring tuition, slipping confidence demand new business models for colleges that account for students' future earnings
![Speaker's visit to former president shows how far some will drag their faith through the mud to be next to power. Speaker's visit to former president shows how far some will drag their faith through the mud to be next to power.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Election_2024_Trump_11281_b9d5ce.jpg?w=132)
Opinion: How can evangelicals like Mike Johnson tolerate Trump?
Speaker's visit to former president shows how far some will drag their faith through the mud to be next to power.
![Those flags weren't a problem, but an opportunity for conservatives to pander to their base during an election year. Those flags weren't a problem, but an opportunity for conservatives to pander to their base during an election year.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SJM-L-PIZARRO-COL-0627-7.jpg?w=111)
Opinion: New ban on Pride flags at U.S. embassies is more than bad optics
Those flags weren't a problem, but an opportunity for conservatives to pander to their base during an election year.
![More calls for justice so all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, have safe place to learn. More calls for justice so all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, have safe place to learn.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AP24062133963927.jpg?w=132)
Opinion: Past victories to protect queer kids at school aren’t enough
More calls for justice so all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, have safe place to learn.