To the Editor:
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 […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
The Sleight of Hand in OH-9
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 […]
Drones vs. Dinosaurs: The Future of War
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 […]
Black People: Ending Racism Isn’t Our Role — Reclaiming Our Power Is
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 […]
War Clouds Gathering?
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 […]
The Sound of Silence
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 […]
What Happens to a Promise Starved
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 […]
Are Any of Us Really Ready for Fire Season?
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 […]
When Demagogues Blame the Vulnerable, We All Lose
By Ben Jealous Guest Column In hard times, people look for answers. The decimation of American manufacturing starting in the 1990s with trade agreements like NAFTA led to decades of downward economic mobility for working […]
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Cruelty is a National Scourge – And Would Be Made Worse by the MAGA Budget Bill
By Ben Jealous Guest Column “Our neighbors are living in fear. And that’s what the administration wants. They want people to be scared. So, we’re combatting that by bringing the neighborhood together and saying, ‘you’re […]