Charles C. Haynes: A shameful day
On Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order temporarily halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, suspending the refugee program ...
Jeb Bladine: Joining us? Please leave meth behind
Editor's note: Information received subsequent to publication of this column reveals that the woman mentioned has no relationship to the alleged bank robber, and that she personifies the column comment ...
Kathy Neary: A call for ‘housing first’
Providing a basic survival need can go a long way in curbing chronic homelessness
Jeb Bladine: Most wars begin with demonization
President Donald Trump recently stood on so-called hallowed ground in front of the CIA Memorial Wall — there, presumably, to soothe wounds he inflicted by comparing the U.S. intelligence community ...
Tom Henderson: Requiem for a crusading newspaperman
Nat Hentoff died this month at the age of 91. That is a tragedy. A greater tragedy is how so few of you know he lived. The vast majority of you probably just read his name for the first time. Many people ...
Jeb Bladine: Resolve combined with apprehension
My cousin’s husband is Northern California regional coordinator for the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a non-partisan advocacy organization with 366 active chapters worldwide. I’ve enjoyed ...
Peter Hofstetter: Restore hospital Medicare payments with ACA repeal
In the new year, Congress and President Trump have promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If they are successful, it is imperative they restore critical Medicare payments to hospitals and clinics ...
Jeb Bladine: Reality intertwined in more ‘fake news’
This has been an extraordinary week in national politics. It began with long-awaited congressional hearings on nominees to the Donald Trump Cabinet, accompanied by the president-elect’s first press ...
Ossie Bladine: From non to fake news
It’s more important than ever for consumers to read and view responsibly
Jeb Bladine: Can’t stop thinking about the chickens
Most writing guides provide clear advice about clichés: Don’t use them; be creative, not trite. Admittedly, I’ve strayed from that clearly-marked path. I’ve described chickens ...
Rich Lowry: Who’s the Boss? Divided GOP congress must find balance
Donald Trump was supposed to take over the Republican Party, but the question going forward will be whether the Republican Party takes over him.So far the early legislative agenda of Republicans after ...
Charles C. Haynes: Historic win for Native American religionFirst Amendment works — and will — if we still have it
Our First Amendment freedoms will work — if we still have them around to use. Those five freedoms — religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — have been challenged at various times ...
Jeb Bladine: Calendar year has collection of politics
What would we do without calendar years? They provide regular opportunities to regret various behaviors and pledge to do better in the year ahead – thus, the tradition of New Year’s resolutions ...
Charles C. Haynes: Historic win for Native American religion
On Dec. 4, the two-year struggle by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protect their sacred land and water ended — at least for now — when the Obama administration denied the easement needed ...
