by Mitch Randall | Jan 21, 2021 | Feature, Opinion
Over the last two weeks, I twice wiped tears from my eyes. The first was on Jan. 6 when insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, desecrating the sanctuary and cradle of American democracy. The second was on Jan. 20 listening to Amanda Gorman, the National Youth Poet...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 14, 2021 | Opinion
White Christian nationalists would rather burn the country to the ground than see equality for others achieved. The insurrection on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol demonstrated the dark reality and devastating implications of their misguided perspectives, dangerous...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 7, 2021 | Opinion
It’s time for every American to make a choice. President Trump’s supporters’ violent, riotous and treasonous behavior, and his blessing of their efforts, created a moment in time for which every citizen must give an account. Not since 1814, when British troops burned...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 31, 2020 | Opinion
T.S. Elliot wrote, “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” Elliot’s prose may never be more accurate than when we say “goodbye” to 2020 and “hello” to 2021. There is...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 21, 2020 | Opinion
The engaged couple slowly made their way to Bethlehem. The bride, Mary, was with child, a scandal worthy of snarky comments and unflattering whispers in Nazareth. The trip to Bethlehem would be a welcome reprieve from the ugliness back home. The Roman emperor had...
