by Ken Sehested | Apr 26, 2021 | Opinion
The NPR radio host said the jury in the Derek Chauvin murder trial had reached a verdict. I was pulling out of my driveway, immediately feeling my stomach tighten. Like most, I thought the evidence against him in the death of George Floyd was irreproachable. But, as...
by Ken Sehested | Apr 6, 2021 | Opinion
I’ve never had a green thumb. My wife tends indoor plants and outside flowers. I’ve never had the urge to garden, though I wish I had. But I’ve enjoyed making dirt for over 30 years. Soil, I should say. Dark, fertile, nutrition-rich soil that growing things need to...
by Ken Sehested | Mar 5, 2021 | Opinion
Lent’s traditional emphases are prayer, almsgiving and fasting. Its siren call is to turn – to turn back from wanton, gluttonous and calloused ways to the journey toward shared dignity, justice and righteousness while relinquishing privilege, looted assets and...
by Ken Sehested | Mar 4, 2021 | Opinion
The New York City district attorney announced in 2020 that it had launched an investigation into the 1965 murder of Malcom X, for which three members of the Nation of Islam had been convicted. Malcolm X (Malik Shabazz) had broken with the organization’s policy of...
by Ken Sehested | Feb 1, 2021 | Opinion
Our local paper has a weekly section devoted to cuisine and often reviews the plentiful restaurant scene in our city that’s a magnet for tourism. Last week’s focus was captioned “No more dishes: 13 family-style meals ready for takeout.” The third paragraph in the...
