🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.
- From Staff Reports
"What we are seeing — far too often — is racialized, aggressive and even violent policing, regardless of immigration status. Being here without documentation is not a violent crime, and those who are undocumented should not be treated like violent criminals."
Why is Congress protecting untraceable weapons?
- Lynn Schmidt, P-D columnist and editorial board member
In her latest What keeps you up at night? podcast, columnist Lynn Schmidt shares her concerns over Project 2025 and the current state of America's politics.
- Dr. Lawrence Eppard Director of the Connors Institute, Utterly Moderate host
Progress is being made in combatting sex discrimination in the workforce, but there are concerns gender-affirming care for minors. Learn more on the Utterly Moderate podcast.
- Lynn Schmidt, St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist and editorial board member
Harlan Cohen, a bestselling author and journalist who has visited over 500 high school and college campuses, talks about how to help teens and young adults cope with rejection.
We can only report on the known facts at the time. We would rather be accurate than first. Anything less would be a disservice to Nex Benedict, the editorial states.
Our legislature continues to dance to the tunes played by ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC promotes conservative agendas and legislation and encourages the narrative that the 2020 election was stolen through voter fraud. Never mind 60 courts have ruled to the contrary.
🎧 The hosts discuss the importance of good sportsmanship and why, unlike in politics, sports almost always rewards the people with the most skill.
Ask any of your friends or family members why America is polarized these days and they’re likely to give you answers ranging from social media or cable news to politicians. Or, they may accuse the other side as being duped, ignorant, or just not listening. The fact is they are wrong, or at least only partially right. We’re polarized because that’s the way God made us. Humans are hardwired to ...
The saga of the comic strip “Dilbert” and the racist rants of its creator, Scott Adams, isn’t the out-of-control cancel culture that Twitter boss Elon Musk and others on the right claim. It’s actually an example of the free market in action — the free market of newspapers responding to readers who are appalled at Adams’ outspoken racism. Adams has the right to those views, but no newspaper or ...
Goodbye and good riddance to Madison Cawthorn, who officially no longer represents North Carolina in Congress. Unfortunately, he didn’t leave office without failing his constituents one last time. According to a statement issued by his successor, former state Sen. Chuck Edwards, Cawthorn’s office did not transfer official constituent casework before leaving office, and repeated attempts to ...
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STATE JOURNAL VIEW: Congress should allow fair negotiations with Google and Facebook
STATE JOURNAL VIEW: Congress should allow fair negotiations with Google and Facebook
STATE JOURNAL VIEW: Congress should allow fair negotiations with Google and Facebook
Public ignorance and blind party loyalty are a candidate's best friend.
When conservatives talk about so-called “entitlements,” they act as if it’s charity.
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It’s whistling past the graveyard to pretend that easy access to weapons designed for mass murder aren’t a big part of the problem. Yet, that’s what too many Republicans do, the News Editorial Board says.
Besides food’s obvious role in human survival, it is often the reason communities gather and interact.
Here’s a list of some of the organizations that are accepting donations and/or volunteers.
Beyond the tragedy our community is facing come stories of goodness.
Here’s a list of some of the organizations and individuals that are helping community members in the aftermath of the shootings. This list will be expanded as additional information is available.
A regionwide effort has gained unstoppable traction. Its mission: to help those most affected by the Tops attack heal and find security, to restore and continue the revitalization of the surrounding neighborhood, and – most important – to change a narrative filled with despair to one of hope and resilience.
The red flag law now has more public attention and more enforcement teeth.
For anyone who is committed to justice or who wants to limit bloodshed or who simply wants to know more about this terrible event, this was the right outcome.