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Lee County, Florida: Unanticipated Bonus Compliments of Hurricane Ian Apr. 15, 2023
By Fyllis Hockman Walking along the Fort Myers Yacht Basin in the center of the city, you would neve... Read More
Homefront Battles for Democracy (America, April 2023) Apr. 15, 2023
In my Dec. 10, 2022, column, I wrote about the global authoritarian wave gaining strength since arou... Read More
Climate Change Reveals Hidden Marvels Apr. 08, 2023
By Victor Block In 1944, German warships sailed down the Danube River in an attempt to flee from adv... Read More
No Donald Trump Is Above the Law Apr. 07, 2023
In the United States, no man is above the law, not even the president — if his name is Donald ... Read More
The Day That Justice Comes for Trump, One Senator Never Surrenders Apr. 05, 2023
WASHINGTON — Mark the moment in time, the day the jam of justice broke for former President Do... Read More
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Through History Apr. 05, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." ... Read More
Vacation and Learn With Factory Tours Mar. 25, 2023
By Victor Block When they're not partying or parading, visitors to New Orleans can enter a setting w... Read More
America Seems to Go Crazy Every 50 Years or So Mar. 24, 2023
Amid news that Donald Trump is about to be indicted by a hyperpartisan prosecutor and of his hysteri... Read More
'The Lost King': Searching for Richard Mar. 24, 2023
William Shakespeare, the noted playwright and lying knave, gets a bit of comeuppance in "The Lost Ki... Read More
Remembering Civil Rights Activist Dr. Dorothy Height for Women's History Month Mar. 17, 2023
As Women's History Month celebrations continue, my column this week focuses on Dr. Dorothy Height, w... Read More
Biden's Dilemma: To Run With Harris Again? Mar. 15, 2023
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is bound to run for reelection, and so he should. The real qu... Read More
Suffrage March Tied to Our Times Mar. 08, 2023
"Votes for Women!" was a showdown between Alice Paul, 28, versus Woodrow Wilson, 56, which opened wi... Read More
A Tropical Stay in Soufriere, St. Lucia Mar. 05, 2023
By Lesley Frederikson It was mid-August and too hot to think about snow when my husband suggested a ... Read More
The Annoying Habits of College Professors: A Long-Overdue Reassessment Mar. 04, 2023
Joe E. Moore. If you don't recognize the name, it's fine; there is no reason why you should. I met J... Read More
Reality Beckons Mar. 03, 2023
An out-of-context video featuring Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, quoted him claiming Amer... Read More
Thinking Hard About Ukraine War and Peace: One Year Out Mar. 01, 2023
WASHINGTON — "Slava Ukraini" is heard in the halls and streets here, especially when President... Read More
In Praise of 'Quiet Competence' Feb. 28, 2023
On the rare occasions I have time to just read for reading's sake, I try to stay away from books on ... Read More
Washington's Yakima Valley: A Tale of Three Museums Feb. 26, 2023
By Jim Farber It's said that the first white men to enter the vast region of the Yakima Valley were ... Read More
World War III in 2023 Feb. 25, 2023
It's any given morning on any given week in 2023. Millions of Americans wake up without internet: no... Read More
Biden And Carter Call Up Lincoln Feb. 22, 2023
WASHINGTON — Good on you, Joe Biden. You warmed the American presidency as we've known it late... Read More
