We are living in the Anthropocene era. Instead of meteors and volcanoes changing the climate of the planet, mankind is the agent of change. Increasing greenhouse gas, deforestation, ocean acidification, overpopulation — all of these are features of what we are doing to our home. The president does not believe in climate change, saying that […]

One aspect of the letter “Patriotism is remembering there is only us” (Nov. 4) is puzzling. Calling immigrants “illegal aliens” is dehumanizing? A point in fact is forgotten. These immigrants have crossed the border by way of forced entry into America. So, the immigrants are foreign (alien) to our country. These unlawful immigrants are not […]