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Commentary & Opinion

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Crime Scene Confessions: Trump and his incompetent attorneys planned to overthrow the government by violent insurrection; if all you watch is Fox News, then you would not know anything

By Admin | December 7, 2022

Currently under five criminal and civil investigations, he has announced his candidacy for the presidency; he has pled the 5th 440 times – a first for any president, former or present

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The General Election: voter apathy, runoffs, and reminders that the playing field is pocked with pot holes and steep slopes

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | November 12, 2022

Serial candidates recycle themselves onto the ballot

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Immigrants driven from their homes by callous exploitation of Abbott and DeSantis

By Rev. James C. Harrington and Rev. T. Carlos Anderson | September 21, 2022

Aim of relocation was political gain, not benevolence

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A reflection on success 

By Roxanne Peña | September 13, 2022

I’ve learned this certainty: never lose sight of what’s important to you 

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Lacking a conscience, Trump immorally impels the nation’s descent into authoritarianism

By Carlos Valle Jr. | September 1, 2022

True self-rule requires active participation through education and voting for honorable politicians, not the selfish loudmouth demagogues who lie, intimidate voters, and fail to rein the spread of military weaponry among civilians

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Labor Day is about the struggle to build community

By James C. Harrington | September 1, 2022

We should make sure what we buy is produced in this country or in one that protects workers

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The Constitution, like the Bible, is infinitely flexible: manipulated to serve the political needs of the moment

By Carlos Valle Jr. | August 15, 2022

The law can be just; it can be unjust, but doesn’t need authority of a sanctimonious clique

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General Election ballot presents hope for much needed changes in city government; perhaps specter of issues decided outside of a Council meeting might rest its ugly head in the bone-yard of Open Meeting violations

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | August 5, 2022

More women elected to Council could re-set civility, leave grandstanding at the door, and invite more informed discussion of issues

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The rise of bigotry: hate for the “other” spawns a Fascist’s dream come true

By David Almaraz | July 25, 2022

All Republicans who are responsible for this “banality of evil” do so cloaked in the American flag and carrying their Bibles and crosses

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Overturn of Roe v. Wade: using religious belief to instate inquisitional rule; a minority dictating control of the majority of American women

By Carlos Valle Jr. | July 23, 2022

Evil loosed by the Supreme Court’s ruling will result in cruel consequences that don’t belong in the democracy of a world-leading nation.

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