Our poverty myth
By Jill RichardsonThe illusion that people are to blame for their own poverty goes back centuries in our culture.If you’re poor, many Americans think,...
No one survives an apocalypse
By Gery L. DeerDeer in HeadlinesHave you ever wondered how people live in some third world countries where there’s no electricity, no computers, no...
Those who know Congress best are shaking their heads
By Lee HamiltonI had the good fortune last week to spend some time in Washington, D.C. with about a dozen former members of Congress....
Politicians not ones making governing harder
We may not know who our next president is going to be, but here’s one thing that’s almost certain: he or she will take...
The words we use
By Bob BatzSenior MomentsI’ve always gotten a kick about some of the words that have been used over the years to describe things we...
History of New Burlington
By Joan BaxterThere once was a town called New Burlington. Small and full of friendly folks who loved their town.It was located in the...
Editorial
Death of the store? Not buying itIf we say, “Let’s do some shopping,” do you grab your car keys … or whip out your...
The potty parity problem
By Bill TaylorIt seems to me that the restroom ruckus that started over North Carolina’s law known as HR2 has expanded well beyond the...
Obama promised open government, but hasn’t delivered yet
By Elizabeth HempowiczFrom torture to campaign finance, the president can still order important transparency reforms — but there isn’t much time.President Obama took office...
Pastor’s false charge sets real injustice back
By Mitch AlbomLast month, a pastor named Jordan Brown, who is openly gay, went into a Whole Foods Market in Austin, Texas, and purchased...
