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Category: Editorial/Opinion

The Cost of Neglect

July 10, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor   Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. – James Baldwin   Over this past Fourth of July […]

Editorial/Opinion, Local News

And Now … The Pain Begins

July 10, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column As expected, the supplicant GOP party voted along party lines to electroshock millions of middle and lower income class Americans with draconian tax cuts to their welfare and health safety. […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

To the Editor:

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

I have a great deal of respect for Harold Harris. He’s a good man who truly cares about Toledo, and I was proud to support him in the primary. He ran a strong, thoughtful campaign […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

The Sleight of Hand in OH-9

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. – Shirley Chisholm It’s easy to get caught […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

Drones vs. Dinosaurs: The Future of War

July 3, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Steve Flagg Guest Column As a child, I was fascinated by flight. From radio-controlled planes to model rockets, I immersed myself in building, flying, launching, and understanding the science of why things fly. That […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

Black People: Ending Racism Isn’t Our Role — Reclaiming Our Power Is

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor Racism. I’m so tired of it. Tired of the hate. Tired of the gaslighting. Tired of being expected to act like this country doesn’t run on a system that […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

War Clouds Gathering?

June 26, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Well, President Trump, aka: Dear Leader, is up against the wall when it comes to making a decision about whether he will give in to the jingoistic instincts of […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

The Sound of Silence

June 19, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor  When nothing is said, a lot is being heard. – Toni Morrison   Toledo’s streets have gone radio silent. You can almost hear crickets chirping as […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

What Happens to a Promise Starved

June 12, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor A dream deferred is a dream denied. – Langston Hughes Like the dreams the late poet-activist-playwright Langston Hughes once wrote about, a promise starved doesn’t just […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

Are Any of Us Really Ready for Fire Season?

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Ben Jealous Guest Column The smoke has already arrived. This past week, thick plumes from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have drifted into the US, triggering air quality alerts across the Midwest. Cities like […]

Editorial/Opinion, Health, Politics

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