by Monty Self | Mar 10, 2022 | Opinion
Russia now controls two of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities, and one facility is currently without power. A nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia was taken over by Russian troops on March 4, with the plant at Chernobyl falling into Russian hands on Feb. 25. The Zaporizhzhya power...
by Kendall Ellis | Mar 10, 2022 | Opinion
If there’s any truth in this adage, “when it rains, it pours,” then it certainly feels like we’re in a monsoon. The number of disasters I’ve seen in just the past few months doesn’t feel real. In December, historic tornadoes rampaged through my old Kentucky...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 9, 2022 | Opinion
On a lovely spring day in 1983, when my son Russ was attending elementary school in northern Durham, I joined him for a “field day.” That mainly amounted to organized games for the kids on the playground and other outside areas, a nice break from class, and a chance...
by Rod Benson | Mar 9, 2022 | Opinion
Russian tanks are rolling into Ukrainian cities, the global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed six million, and Australian east coast cities, where I live, are recovering from major urban flooding – the worst in recorded history. These are a few of the global...
by Aurelia Dávila Pratt | Mar 8, 2022 | Opinion
The theme for the 2022 International Women’s Day campaign begins with: “Imagine a gender equal world.” I love this first sentence, because it is a reminder that our imagination is a necessary ingredient in creating the reality we want to see. Imagination is tricky...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 8, 2022 | Opinion
On International Women’s Day, my mind goes first to the courageous women I met in migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border recently. In many cases, they were facing no options without great risks — but had made a risky choice that might save their daughters from...
