Opinion Columns

Don't Let the Terrorists Win
Marc Dion, Sep. 11, 2026
I was working at a medium-sized city newspaper on Sept. 11, 2001. No one had stormed the Capitol yet, there had been no George Floyd riots, we hadn't started the war we were going to lose in Afghanistan, and ICE hadn't killed anyone in the street.

When Our Immigrant Neighbors Disappear, Our Communities Lose
Holding Space for Good, Sep. 11, 2026
A man who worked in the cafeteria at my husband's workplace disappeared. My husband talked to him each time he stopped in for lunch.

The Bell Tolls for American Generosity
The Raffel Ticket, Sep. 09, 2026
Could doing a great job directing foreign aid ever be a giant step toward the presidency? It certainly was for Herbert Hoover.