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Don’t fall for gold bar scams

A dangerous and fast-growing scam is targeting seniors in our  community and it is financially devastating. We are seeing more and more victims persuaded...
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War presented as entertainment

A week into Trump’s illegal war against Iran, the White House released a 42-second video on X, featuring movie scenes spliced with real military...
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Errors will reverberate

As the invasion of Iran grinds on and its boundaries expand, the House and Senate have rejected resolutions that would bring the savagery to...
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Abandoning children

Just when America needs stronger child labor protections, the Trump administration is seemingly abandoning enforcement altogether. A disturbing new analysis from Good Jobs First...
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Make a difference

In his dense and challenging lectures gathered into a book called “The Courage To Be,” the late theologian Paul Tillich sorted our modern anxieties...
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We need child care

I’m a kindergarten teacher in St. Paul, Minnesota, working hard and contributing to the diverse community I love. But with two children, it’s hard...
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Pursue the elimination of ICE

More Americans now support abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) than keeping it. A January 13, 2026 Economist/ YouGov poll found that 46 percent want...

A.I. another tool for criminals

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live and work, but criminals are using it too. One of the fastest-growing and most frightening new scam...
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Debate without vilification

Calls for “diversity and inclusion” are right to insist on compassion for everyone, including those who identify as transgender. But genuine inclusion requires more...
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An appeal for diversity, inclusion

Religious conservatives waged a 50-year battle to deny the rights of gay and lesbian people, especially the right to marry. As the dominate force...