Been There…Done That…
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column I recently returned to Toledo from a trip outside of the country and had a chance to catch up on some local news. What caught my attention was the […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
A Golden Opportunity Knocks
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. – Tom Peters Political dynamics are as unpredictable as the weather. The recent withdrawal of […]
Labor Day 2023: Celebrating the Union Difference and Building Tomorrow’s Public Service Workforce
By Lee Saunders, President, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) As we celebrate Labor Day, it’s as exciting a time as any in recent memory to be a part of a union. […]
A Hot Mess at the Mott
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor We have a natural tendency to remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. – Mark Batterson THE PLACE WAS ABUZZ when I […]
A Letter from P.T. Barnum to Donald Trump
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column If the legendary carnival barker and impresario P.T. Barnum were alive today and were witnessing the knee slapping antics of political showman Donald Trump, he would be green with […]
Was Jesus “Woke?”
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column It is being reported by Newsweek that some white evangelical pastors are being confronted by some of their congregants about their preaching on the contents of the Sermon On […]
Power to the People
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor As long as Democrats running in swing races from the presidential race down to the state legislature tie their Republican opponents to Republican abortion policy they […]
Embracing Change
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor When the winds change, we must change. We have to struggle to our feet and reset the sail in a manner that will steer us in […]
OP-ED: Why the FDA Menthol Ban is Not Good for Communities of Color
By Elliot T. Boyce, Sr. (Ret.), Former Director of the New York State Police Employee Assistance Program (EAP) With the FDA’s pending ban on menthol cigarettes growing ever closer, it’s important that policymakers contemplating passing […]
Save Your Dixie Cups … The South Will Rise Again!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column The above statement was one of the last bitter refrains from a part of the country that was thoroughly defeated and embarrassed during the Civil War. It speaks to […]