Hiking around Angelpond

The winter will soon be past. Days that remain cool are yet balmy bliss compared to some...

A look at recent disapproval of a matter that isn’t new

More than a year ago — on Jan. 27, 2021. But who’s counting? That’s...

We need a $1 trillion defense budget

U.N. General Assembly resolutions feel good. Twitter hashtags are nice. Cutting off corporate services is better than...

Cameras or no cameras? Politics or principle?

 Private business cameras or public sector cameras? Home entrance cameras or entrance to city cameras? Citizen views or political party views? 

Making time to unplug every day is healthy

I was scrolling through one of the news feeds I follow on my phone last weekend when I discovered that I should...

The answer to Putin (and climate change) in plain sight

Imagine for a moment that Russian President Vladimir Putin had used different tactics. Imagine that Putin had...

Words worth remembering, even if they’re impolite

Oh, how coarse our language has become, says the guy who studied for the ministry and has...

Zelensky transforms Germany — and Europe

At the end of the first week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Kyiv, and even...

Return of the ‘evil empire’

Regardless of what any American feels about what steps we should take in response to Russian President...

Trying to have some impact — locally and globally

Two weeks ago in this space, two local ladies were recognized for the difference they made in...