Conservative, liberal, moderate. That’s how politics divide. Which are you? If you classify yourself in one of these groups, it should tell me a lot about your party affiliation and your views on major issues. Maybe not. Americans are continually reminded about this split in political orientation and the resulting deep partisanship. But some new […]
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Tom Purcell: We must fix the nursing shortage
Where did all the nurses go? One of my family members ended up in the ER for a week after a bad fall. The hospital we chose and its staff were wonderful in every way, but this time, one important thing was missing: an appropriate number of nurses to deliver superior care. The nurses who […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: A traveler’s digital device checklist
We’re on the move again after months of COVID fears. For some, it’s been over two years since they’ve boarded a plane or booked a hotel room. It’s probably a prudent idea to review all of the things we need to think about before setting out. AARP recently suggested that travelers include the following items […]
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The Conversation: How a poet and professor promotes racial understanding with lessons from history
THE CONVERSATION — Quraysh Ali Lansana is the director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa, part of a nationwide, community-based initiative to “plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.” He is also an author of […]
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Commentary: How Planned Parenthood has helped millions of women, including me
Planned Parenthood has allowed generations of low-income women to survive childbirth, to combat sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and to plan their pregnancies. However, the fact that women live healthier and longer lives is not Planned Parenthood’s ultimate superpower. No, that is reserved for the legions of low-income women, including me, who now have been given […]
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Commentary: Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?
A human rights expert looks at the warning signs
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Letter: We let Trump, Putin happen
As David Treadwell said in his commentary on March 25 (“As Putin goes, so goes Trump,”), “bad things happen when a megalomaniac takes control of a country.” Rightly so, the two megalomaniacs he chose to spotlight were Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, both woven from the same nihilistic cloth. The sad reality is that these […]
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Michael Reagan: Boo hoo for Hollywood
What happened at the Academy Awards show really saddened me. After all, I’m a child of Hollywood as much as I am a child of politics. My mother Jane Wyman was a major player in Hollywood – best actress Oscar, two stars on the Walk of Fame, handprints in the cement in front of Grauman’s […]
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Commentary: Afghan evacuees lack a clear path for resettlement in the U.S., 7 months after Taliban takeover
Russia’s war against Ukraine has resulted in more than 4 million Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country. The United States said on March 24, 2022, that it would welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. The Ukrainian refugee situation continues to overshadow another refugee crisis. That crisis stems from the U.S. military’s official withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. […]
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Dick Polman: How much more evidence does Merrick Garland need to indict Trump?
If or when Merrick Garland bestirs himself to action, he’d do well to ponder the new federal court ruling that drops the hammer on coup conspirator John Eastman. On Monday, the case for indicting Donald Trump was succinctly framed and arguably wrapped in a bow. And this was without even knowing what Trump may have […]