During the uncertainty of these times, the ongoing balancing act, Chris Dupuy reminds us that harmony can be found through our giving, loving pets.
My Summer of Seeing Friends: “If Not Now, When?”
The fall equinox is upon us and, as the seasons change, Nancy Townsley reflects on her summer spent connecting with friends during these COVID times.
Hello America, From Australia: The Dumbest Timeline
In his column, “The Dumbest Timeline,” Matthew Reddin looks at school board meetings in America being overrun by anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, and the Proud Boys.
9/11 at 20: The Enemy Is Us
Remembering 9/11, twenty years later, Nancy Townsley reflects on where she was on that day and ponders other tragedies in American history, past and present.
Popping the Yolk
Adam Strong perfectly captures the balancing act, the toeing of the tightrope during these tumultuous times, navigating COVID while parenting too.
The Top 10 Reasons To Get Vaccinated Against COVID (Annotated, 2021)
Either you’re fully vaccinated by now or you’ve decided against it (or you’re under 12). For the unvaccinated, read Nancy Townsley’s reasons to just go get the vaccine already.
State Efforts to Ban Mask Mandates in Schools Mirror Resistance to Integration
Like school integration in the past, policies that require or encourage masks have become the new arena for the ongoing argument about Southern states’ rights.
Hello America, From Australia: Freedom From COVID
In his latest column, Matthew Reddin compares current COVID realities between Australia versus America and the different notions of freedom.
Boy With Shovel: The Wasp (and the Avocado Jungle of Death)
Chad M. Christensen’s next Boy With Shovel column, “The Wasp (and the Avocado Jungle of Death),” is about a battle with an angry wasp and a B movie from the ’80s.
Masking, Vaxxing, Manipulating, and Grieving
Benjamin Vogt examines what is at the core of the division and tumult of these times: an inability to process grief. And the pandemic has delivered plenty of it.