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Guest opinion: History has vindicated anti-imperialists

With the US contemplating increased violence against Venezuela it's well to review the history of US imperialism in the last 80 years. History has certainly vindicated the critics of US involvement in Vietnam. After World War II, the US bolstered the efforts of French imperialists to dominate ...

Guest opinion: The Running of the Christmas Bulls

I am the lucky mother of a beautiful, confident and independent daughter. All three of these qualities are problematic, the last two especially. My mother left both of her grandchildren a small legacy. Catherine was in college at the time and decided to spend some of the money on a study abroad ...

CRIMMEL: Finding the light when 6 p.m. feels like midnight

For the last two months, I’ve pondered the importance of light, literally and metaphorically. On Nov. 2, daylight saving time ended and the clocks were set back by one hour. It’s not much; really, just one hour. But ever since, 6 p.m. has felt like midnight. I don’t remember acutely ...

The Homefront: Give gifts unconditionally with no strings attached

I grew up with six siblings and two parents — nine people in all including me.  From our youth, our mom taught us that although Santa would make his annual journey to our house (providing certain conditions regarding good behavior were met), we should still participate in the generous spirit ...

My, Myself as Mommy: Addressing hormone levels can be complicated but rewarding

Forget the frankincense and myrrh, the gold is fine, but the greatest gift this Christmas is actually testosterone. Finding it required a journey similar to following a shining star through a very dry desert that eventually led me to a new primary care provider. It was through a conversation ...