Opinion: Vote. The future of our state and nation is riding on it
Voting has never been more important. The future well-being of our state and nation may very well depend on voters…
Tag: Janice Ellis
Opinion: We all have power within us to do good with our words
I have been an advocate journalist for nearly four decades, which is nothing short of a miracle when you take…
Opinion: Elected officials work for us; what criteria should we use to hire them?
As we pause this Labor Day, we should reflect on what the holiday means and remember that elected officials in…
Opinion: They say information is power. Wrong. Accurate information is power
Facts and accurate information matter. But disinformation has been and continues to be front and center, negatively impacting our political process. Somehow…
Opinion: On Fourth of July, let’s pause and reflect on America’s well-being
As we pause to celebrate the birth of our nation, we need to seriously reflect on the state of its…
Opinion: Will Juneteenth have broader, enduring meaning as a national holiday?
In June 2021, Congress, with a unanimous vote in the Senate and support of all but 14 Republicans in the…
Opinion: The abortion debate is filled with misinformation, hypocrisy
Embedded in the protracted abortion debate are many existing conditions and facts that are often omitted or distorted, along with…
Opinion: Now is the time to remember the good our government does for us
With higher gas prices, rising food costs and near record inflation as we emerge from the worst pandemic in a…
Opinion: 2022 midterms give voters power to change state legislatures, Congress
How long are we willing to tolerate the obstructionism, stonewalling, half-truths and downright lies that are being used to pass…
Opinion: Faith plays an integral role in American politics, and we can’t ignore that
A cursory review of American history shows the central role God and religion played and continue to play in our…
Opinion: Appointing a Black woman to the Supreme Court is not affirmative action
The distorted misinformation about affirmative action is once again raising its ugly head around the potential nomination of a Black…
Opinion: What if we regarded and treated America as our family?
Like it or not, we all are members of a larger family: America. As residents of a community, city and…
Opinion: Next year will not be better unless we get involved
As a new year dawns, many of us may find it difficult to be very hopeful about anything as we…
Opinion: Celebrate the bipartisan infrastructure bill for more than new roads, bridges, jobs
Is it safe to say that most Americans are sick and tired of all the partisan fighting dominating the national…
Opinion: Funding prisons is a higher priority than funding education; why?
In America, the land of the free, there are more prisons and more prisoners than any other country in the world. This…
Opinion: Denying history is a major impediment in state legislatures, Congress
If you do not know your history or, worse still, know it but deny it, how on earth do you…