by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 12, 2022 | Opinion
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, many wonder what the correct nomenclature to use. Is it Hispanic, or Latino, or Latino/a, or Latin@, or Latinoa, or Latinx? If the first step toward liberation is self-naming, then the fact that we are unable to name...
by Libby Carroll | Aug 3, 2022 | Opinion
The gospel of self-sufficiency reigns supreme in the U.S. We are culturally enamored with the idea of pulling oneself up by one’s bootstraps, working one’s way from rags to riches, and earning well-deserved success. The term “hustle culture” refers to the increased...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 26, 2022 | Opinion
Count me among those with Popular Culture Defiance (PCD), as at least one psychologist calls it. This condition, which I learned about from a recent Twitter post, explains a lot – at least to me. It could well be the reason I didn’t board the Wordle bus. This is not a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 16, 2022 | Opinion
Like many people, Susan and I watched the Super Bowl to see what all the excitement was about, and to judge whether the commercials were worth the price of admission. The Coinbase screensaver and the Zaxby’s guy on a buffalo wing were definitely not. The football game...
by Jack Moline | Jan 18, 2022 | Opinion
There is a natural resistance to change among those who uphold a culture of tradition. And since most of us uphold such a culture in one context or another, there is a natural resistance to change for most of us. Our traditions ground us, and even when we recognize...
