by Jack Moline | May 24, 2022 | Feature-, Opinion
Most adults in the United States remember a close relative who was not born here. My family emigrated from the region alternately claimed by Ukraine, Poland and Russia. Yours may have come from Italy, Morocco, Guatemala, Ghana. Namira Islam Anani’s family came from...
by Carol A. Brown | May 23, 2022 | Opinion
There is nothing quite like planning for your demise to awaken the awareness that this world is not our home. As it says in the old hymn, “This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through.” Recently, I met with an attorney to finalize instructions in my...
by Autumn Lockett | May 20, 2022 | Opinion
As a Texas girl, I know all about bootstraps. Not only do they provide a subtle fashion accent on some of my favorite pairs of footwear, but they make the sometimes-impossible task of tugging my feet into the leathery pinch much easier. Yes! Tangible bootstraps are...
by Starlette Thomas | May 9, 2022 | Opinion
The Roe v. Wade decision brings up painful memories for many women and the children they felt forced to give birth to. While it has been nearly 50 years of political bickering, the children caught in the middle often don’t get a say. Recently, POLITICO reported that a...
by John D. Pierce | May 3, 2022 | Opinion
There was something notably different about the gravestones in the Myer Homestead cemetery than the markers seen in so many other burial places. Established in 1759, the cemetery — with both aging headstones and freshly turned dirt — serves as the final resting place...
