To preserve democracy, MAGA candidates like Doug Mastriano must be defeated
by This article has been published as opinion, but pretending that it’s not a fact that MAGA is not a reasonable political movement is becoming exhausting…if …
Category: Opinion
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‘I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody:’ A Republican affair with money, guns & mass death
by “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” said then-candidate Donald Trump addressing Iowans …
Confronting gun violence in the U.S.: Well-intentioned thoughts and prayers need real action
There are things for which Americans cannot be proud. Just 10 days after an 18-year-old killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York only because they …
Common sense reforms can curb America’s gun violence epidemic
by By Brigid Tray Just 10 days after a horrific, racially-motivated terrorist attack at a Buffalo grocery store, our nation experienced yet another mass shooting, this …
Never forget
Republican senators spared Donald Trump a conviction for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Will history exonerate Trump? Next month marks one year …
Mask for what?
“Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing,” Rochelle Walensky, Director …
What a difference two months make in a democracy
What a difference two months make in a democracy. Until Nov. 3, the country was submerged in a colossal chaos. America’s vote set …
What election night will be like for journalists
by For the media, covering the 2020 election will be unlike any other EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog appears in Northampton Community College Magazine. For student stories, …
"The Babadook is coming, boyoh!": Notes from inside a real-life horror film
That morning I woke up with the sick feeling you have after waking up from a strange dream. The haze dissolves, and worse, that feeling …
The worst is yet to come (Part 3): Is this the right time for in-person instruction in colleges?
The worst is yet to come: (Part 1), (Part 2) In two weeks, Northampton Community College will reopen its doors. For some, this is an …
The worst is yet to come (Part 2)
How is the U.S. doing in the pandemic? “I don’t think you can say we’re doing great. I mean, we’re just not,” said Dr. Fauci, …
Times of pandemic: I can’t understand
“The knowledge and experience of goodhearted doctors and nurses is not enough to prevent them from becoming as fragile as the most fragile of their patients and as dead as their dead patients.”