by George E. Oliver | Jun 29, 2022 | Opinion
Bodily autonomy’s centrality to the existence of liberty is genetically encoded in my memory, in my very being. I reflect on a profound irony of two starkly contrasting events that took place in the same week. A son of Texas, a descendant of former slaves finally...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 28, 2022 | Opinion
All this talk of suffering. It’s all so depressing. But during the season of Lent, why wouldn’t it be? Perhaps, if we leaned into this feeling, we could offer more support to those who suffer with mental illness, the “oddballs” and the quiet geniuses. I’ve been...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Mar 21, 2022 | News
Far more people were supportive of protests for racial justice in 2020 than those who made donations to organizations and causes working for racial justice, according to a report published by The Women’s Philanthropy Institute on March 8. Around four-in-10 (42.1%) of...
by Scott Stearman | Feb 1, 2022 | Opinion
Today is the one-year anniversary of a military coup in the country of Burma (Myanmar). In the last year, the country has been in a civil war. Civilian casualties mount. Hunger is rampant. Democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to prison....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 25, 2021 | Opinion
I walked out to get the paper early one recent morning and found a tree service crew gathering across the street. They had four trees to remove and weren’t wasting any time. My neighbor walked over to explain that one large oak was leaning dangerously toward his...