Nobody “just wants a handout.” Nobody.
Ten years ago today was my first day of life without my precious son. It has been difficult every moment […]
Letters
Two more days
Ten years ago today, we had a dozen or so people in the house. Along about mid-afternoon, Mike was napping […]
We don’t fear much anymore, and that scares people in power
Cindy Sheehan lost her son,Casey, four years before I lost my Mike. He was killed in Iraq, in a war […]
Ten years later, we’re still not getting health care to people in need
Ten years ago today I brought my son home to die. It seems like so much longer than that since […]
Either way, it’s a victory for Democrats
It appears Democrat Conor Lamb has won the seat in Congress vacated by Republican anti-choice philanderer Tim Murphy (you may […]
These hate-filled racists are not Christians
There’s something you need to know about the Evangelicals who support the racism and hate of the Republican Party: They’re […]
Officials don’t have the luxury of outrage when they’re the ones who failed us
Last August, Johnnie Jermaine Rush, a young African-American man, was walking home after work. It was late at night […]
Think of this as a public service announcement: Check your skin
I’ve been away for a bit, dealing with my son’s death anniversary — it’s 10 years as of April 1, […]
The children will save us
I think something snapped on Valentine’s Day. Another 17 people died in another mass shooting at another school […]
This is NOT Blue Apron
The current occupant of the White House has a new plan to feed poor people: Send them boxes of […]