by Wanda Kidd | Oct 27, 2026 | Opinion
Decades after I graduated, I took my high school nemesis out to breakfast. We had reconnected a couple of years earlier but had never discussed the trauma of those days. Over croissants and hot tea, I told her I was writing my memoir and she didn’t look good in it. I...
by Brianna Bell | Sep 9, 2026 | Opinion
Canada has a bully and he just happens to be the leader of the United States of America. In the last few weeks, President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to rename Lake Ontario—a nearly 400-year-old name with Indigenous roots—Lake America. This came on the...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jul 6, 2026 | Opinion
Empires don’t crumble from external threats but through internal hubris. By chanting “we’re number one,” this reality can be masked. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we will hear repeatedly that this is the...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Jul 2, 2026 | Opinion
The United States is very young compared to countries like Iran, Egypt, Vietnam and China, which are thousands of years old. With its relatively short history, the United States will celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. This is an invitation not only to celebrate...
by Donald E. Williams | Mar 16, 2026 | Opinion
Colin Powell, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was widely known for embracing a philosophy that war should only be undertaken as an absolute last resort. This prudent perspective, often referred to as the Powell Doctrine, insists that political leaders...
