by James Gordon | Jul 29, 2019 | Opinion
Standing in the grass lane between two high hedges. On the right, and on the other side of the hedge, the 18th century rose garden. On the left, and over the hedge, is the 17th century rose garden. Between them, this motorway of manicured grass, and at the...
by Roger Olson | Feb 8, 2019 | Opinion
Does taking migrant children from parents constitute a crime against humanity? Before reading this, I suggest you read the following The New York Times article from June 5, 2018: “Taking Migrant Children From Parents Is Illegal, U.N. Tells U.S.” Many people both...
by Blake Hart | Jan 18, 2019 | Opinion
I’m not the first, nor will I be the last to point out how Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall,” critiques current conversations about building a wall on our southern border. In the poem, Frost and his neighbor are doing their annual ritual of mending the wall that...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 3, 2019 | Opinion
As 2019 gets underway, a large part of the U.S. government remains shut down. According to President Donald Trump and congressional lawmakers, the shutdown centers on one issue: funding to build a physical wall along the southern border of the United States. For much...
by David Wheeler | Nov 30, 2018 | Opinion
Who among us, parents or grandparents, doesn’t go into our wallets – or these days, into our phones – at the slightest provocation to show off the photos of our children? Photo albums, Facebook pages and candid videos document the journeys, the growth and the passions...