by John D. Pierce | Jun 27, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Word usage can convey confusion as well as clarity. Paying attention to how words are used is important to understanding. A recent visit to Walden Pond reminded me of my surprise from a much earlier trip to Concord, Massachusetts. Everything I had envisioned about...
by Jack Moline | Jun 2, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
This is serious business, but it may not seem that way at first. It has been 50 years since I graduated high school (New Trier East), and I am fortunate to still have some friends from those days. Bob Elisberg is a screenwriter in Los Angeles. He has a blog and writes...
by Starlette Thomas | May 26, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
There’s a difference between calling someone a white supremacist and calling someone the “N-word.” To say they are the same is a false equivalent; this is not a “both sides” argument. The N-word is rooted in a belief in white supremacy. It’s a racial slur used against...
by Jack Moline | Jan 19, 2023 | Opinion
Carol Davidson was my mother-in-law. She was born and raised in the badlands of New York City and managed to maintain her accent, her elbows and her pithy observations despite being exiled to Virginia as a young bride. Carol was a mere slip of a thing, as much a...
by Alyssa Aldape | Oct 28, 2022 | Opinion
I was never an avid listener of Kanye West’s music, and I did not go out of my way to buy his albums. I’d listen to CDs made for me by friends that happened to have his songs “Graduation Day” or “Jesus Walks” on them. “Late Registration” came out the same year I was...
