I am writing to express my support for the implementation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuadorian immigrants who have been residing in the United States for many years, and can’t return to Ecuador due to the civil unrest and unsafety. TPS for Ecuador would offer eligible ...
Woke is an adjective derived from African-American vernacular, meaning alert to racial prejudice and discrimination. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, woke means to be aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice). In ...
I surely couldn't foresee myself writing another letter to the editor after all these years, but I just can't restrain myself. There are so many remarkable issues that one letter could never suffice. I will address a few that cause me the most distress: Politics #1: Donald Trump A ...
We Americans with kidney failure must accept the fact that we will be in medical debt for the rest of our lives. To pay for dialysis treatment, some patients keep working and use private insurance. Others live in states that supplement the other 20%. For me, although I have my husband’s ...
I find it interesting that today, Joe Biden is trying to hold on to the presidency any way he can. He is embarking on a campaign today with Obama and Clinton to raise money to help him fund to hold on to the presidency, Donald Trump is attending a very sacred service a New York police officer ...
In the current political climate as well as all the other "normal" days, it's always a breath of fresh air to read D. Louise Brown's columns. Funny, poignant and relatable stories about life, its challenges and its beauty are perfectly articulated by this gifted and down to earth writer. D. ...
When Diogenes climbed out of his bed in a large water jar, he went for a walk around Athens; with a lantern. He had become so disgusted with the moral character of senators that he wandered looking for an honest man so he could light him up for recognition. That was 2300 years ago and I have ...
The God of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures is quite clear: choose life, that ye may live (Deuteronomy 30:19). We are Protestant pastors who serve two churches in Weber County, and we are concerned about the almost 9000-acre “inland port” being planned for the eastern shores of Great ...
Dana Fuchs’ March 22 guest column is dangerous, hateful propaganda. No one wants animals to be euthanized for lack of homes—least of all, the compassionate people who must perform this act of mercy in order to keep shelters’ doors open to the endless stream of animals in need. But forcing ...
Enough already! Is there any doubt that the GOP is now the FOP? The FRIENDS OF PUTIN (FOP) party: (1) Has blocked aid to Ukraine in its continuing war to stop Russia’s illegal expansion of its borders, aggression against democracy, and future threats to NATO, and (2) is about to embrace ...