Editorial — Let’s ‘give up’ racism for good
A few decades ago two high school sophomore boys — one black, one white — were discussing their futures. They’d just finished a basketball…
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Let’s help end the death penalty
In the chaos and hooliganism that erupted in the weeks preceding the inauguration, another monstrous and depressing story may have been overlooked. For some…
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Editorial — What we’re really waiting for
It will be tempting to say that this will be a Christmas season like no other. But we should resist that temptation because it…
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Editorial — A time to heal?
We are finally easing our way into the holiday season and away from the time of endless political advertisements, robo calls, incessant emails asking…
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Editorial — The nation’s first Black cardinal
There is little doubt in this awful year of COVID and political confusion and unrest that our nation is finally beginning to face a…
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Editorial — Smiles are important
When Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires became pope, one of the first things noticed about him was the warmth of his smile. It…
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Editorial — Everybody’s problem
The struggle for racial equality in this nation is filled with empty promises, vacuous rhetoric — and excuses. The police excuse violence against minorities…
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Editorial — Are we at a tipping point?
We’ve all heard it — the more things change, the more they stay the same. But perhaps not this time. There is a great…
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Editorial – Disconnect to connect
Recently while dining at a local eatery — a cut above fast-food but a level below “reservations only,” — a couple took notice of…
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Editorial — Remember to Pray
Back during the Red-scare days of the late 1940s and 1950s, there was a radio program called “Family Theater.” Occasionally an episode or two…
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