Growing up, my family was destitute. If not for food stamps, we would have had little food – even so, there were times when our refrigerator was empty. If not for Medicaid, we would not have had healthcare. We often lacked the money for basic necessities such as electricity and phone service. ...

What does it mean to vote no on a school budget? Voting no speaks volumes. It speaks to students in particular. Voting no tells students that programs that help them excel are excessive. We don’t need to provide options for students to explore different opportunities in high school. ...

I don’t know, maybe we are not as smart as we think we are. If we are so smart, why does our species keep trying to kill ourselves off? With the human history of violence and hatred, it’s a wonder we’re still here. Evolution takes a very long time, let’s hope humankind can survive ...

I grew up with baseball. My brothers and cousins played Little League and Babe Ruth together on the same teams. This is how I learned the game of baseball and came to know Frank Jagoda. As fate would have it, he was on the same teams in both leagues as well. There was never a time I ...

Dallas Morning News: Trump Must See Standing With Ukraine Protects Democracy In a recent talk in Dallas, the former world chess champion turned democracy activist Garry Kasparov asked the audience to try to think of a single time President Donald Trump stood up to Russian strongman Vladimir ...

It might be the 24-7 news cycle that’s the problem, but after a constant bombardment of news of wars, epidemics, deficits, trade wars, possible economic downturns, and naturally climate change I awoke one morning recently and asked myself, “How can we be having all these problems when we ...