The announcement last week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she will be stepping down from her leadership role in the Democratic caucus (although she will remain as a member of the House) marks an end to one of the…
Category: Opinion
Op-Ed: Billions Spent on the Election While Americans Struggle
Dr. Glenn Mollette Total cost of 2022 state and federal midterm elections may have exceeded $16 billion according to a OpenSecrets analysis. Federal candidates and political committees spent over $8 billion while state candidates, party committees, and ballot measure committees…
Remember To Thank Our Veterans
This Friday, November 11, marks the national holiday of Veterans Day, a day marked by solemnity and reverence to honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice Day when it was enacted…
Op-Ed: Thanksgiving Is Coming and It’s Never Out of Season To Say Thank You
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Say thank you to your local politicians. The majority of those who pursue an office, lose. Losing is tough and usually expensive. Thank them for their interest in your community or state and for the time…
Those 30 House Democrats: Did you send your letter to Putin too?
Earlier this week, a group of 30 House Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to seek a diplomatic solution with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. “In conclusion, we urge you to make vigorous diplomatic…
Enjoy a happy — and safe — Halloween
With the Halloween holiday on Monday, and with many celebrating it over the weekend, we urge all of our readers to take part in the holiday festivities in a safe manner. Motorists should be extra cautious — by which we…
Guest Op-Ed: The Real Trick or Treat could be November 8
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Halloween is coming but the real trick or treat may be November 8, the mid-term election. November 8 may feel more like Halloween this year than the traditional October date. Who knows what will happen.…
Op-Ed: The call of our common humanity
By Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley Immigration policies and practices stand as an abiding moral, legal and political challenge to our Commonwealth and our country. We have delayed far too long in developing an effective response to immigrants, migrants, and refugees…
Get the new COVID shot now!
We realize that after two and one-half years of dealing with COVID-19, all of us just want to be done with COVID. But the unfortunate reality is that COVID-19 is not done with us, despite what President Biden suggested in…
Climate Change Is Everywhere, All at Once
About a dozen years ago, the New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tom Friedman wrote a column in which he explained that “global warming” was a misnomer for the coming changes to the earth’s environment. He quoted some…