Opinion
Forum: Whether you voted or not, here’s what you can do next
Satisfied or not with election results, you can always turn your energy into action you support.
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Forum: Politics only goes so far; some solutions are up to us
Voting is important, but so is living lives in ways that would solve a lot of what we…
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Forum: Honoring fallen at France’s ‘other’ U.S. military cemetery
A trip to a less-visited World War I cemetery left a lasting impression, recalled each Veterans Day.
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Forum: Squeezing the toothpaste tube to reveal what’s inside
The pressure created by crises can reveal people’s true selves. We can use that as we vote this…
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Forum: Are we better off now than we were 40 years ago?
Maybe not, but maybe we’ve fooled ourselves about how things are and who’s responsible for change?
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Forum: Earth is upping volume on its climate change warnings
Destructive costly hurricanes, drought, rising seas; yet we act like we can take our time with a response.
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Forum: Before Nov. 8, hone your skills for detecting crap
Learn how to spot CRAP now, so you don’t step in it and spoil your ballot for the…
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Forum: Our fights against each other, leave nation vulnerable
As a Marine in Vietnam, I was part of a diverse group with shared goals. We need that…
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Forum: What my stroke treatment revealed about hospital care
I received excellent care at Providence, but I saw a hospital and nursing staff under severe stress.
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Forum: Our schools have persuaded kids to become ‘quite quitters’
Our models for teaching kids rely on corporate theories. It’s no wonder education doesn’t inspire them.
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Forum: What we took with us and what we left for the fire
An evacuation from wildfire focuses the mind on how life might change and who you’re thankful for.
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Forum: Sarcastic anonymous call about column makes my point
What I heard in a voicemail after asking people to listen to each other and not respond with…
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Forum: Trying to suppress others’ speech can backfire on us
As we struggle to stifle speech that upsets us, it can encourage louder, angrier and uglier words.
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Forum: State, county must focus on rise of white supremacy
The actions of white supremacists are on the rise locally. That threat must be our focus.
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Forum: OK, boomers; look at what we’ve left for our grandkids
We followed the rules and prospered. But we expect younger generations to do the same with less.
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Forum: What I found on a trail between France and Spain
Seven days on a mountain trail brought personal insights and a renewed appreciation for my capability.
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Forum: We’ve let lies become profitable; let’s speak ‘the’ truth
By bolstering our own arguments with ‘my truth,’ we’ve discounted the value of fact and actual truth.
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Forum: Education doesn’t set agendas; it informs decisions
Learning about Catholicism didn’t make me a Catholic. Why do we fear teaching about LGBTQ issues?
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Forum: Never mind big ideas; let’s find small solutions
Keeping our issues at a more personal, human, scale might allow outcomes that satisfy most everyone.
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Forum: Must expressing ‘freedoms’ infringe on those of others?
Loudmouth louts with louder music spoiled a family camping weekend. A polite request made it worse.