One of the most famous and influential scholarly works of all time is “An Essay on the Principle of Population,” published in 1798 by English economist Thomas Robert Malthus. His […]
Opinion
Forget red-blue fighting — just wear a mask
The first long, hot walk I took in a cloth mask was lovely and liberating, until it wasn’t. The stroll became a trudge. Finally I was longing to get back […]
DeVos hits reset button on campus sexual assault rules
When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos decided to revisit the rules governing sexual assault accusations at colleges, some victims’ advocates feared she would make it too difficult to hold assailants responsible. […]
May 10 letters to the editor
Human Rights Commission fights discrimination The editorial on April 24 about the Pantry Plus More captured our attention and compelled us to offer our support of the editorial’s message as […]
Stand aside, politicians. Time to let doctors lead
As the primary inches closer, the November general election looms and campaigns start again in earnest, it’s increasingly hard to tell if what we’re hearing from our elected officials are […]
A mask for the times: Symbol of a caring community
State and federal health officials recommend we wear a mask when out in public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other […]
May 8 letters to the editor
Being stuck at home is a teaching opportunity This COVID is bringing much change in many households, especially as far as the children are concerned. They have no school and […]
Lack of police transparency can endanger public
A local woman was shot to death at the end of April, and more than a week later, we still know virtually nothing about how it happened. A 911 call […]
After COVID-19 passes, will we still want what we once wanted?
When Germany let smaller stores reopen, the expected didn’t happen. Officials thought that shoppers would burst out of their five-week lockdown and spend, spend, spend. They were wrong. As the […]
Raise the bar for the next pandemic
As state leaders contemplate allowing people out of their houses and back to work, we are only beginning to measure the extraordinary costs of flattening the curve. The costs are […]
