Opinion

Our 1st Amendment rights to free speech were once again attacked last week after threats from the FCC chairman to suspend licenses of ABC and its stations. All because your President didn't like some comments that were aired.

It’s a very hard pill to swallow, that the entirety of the Democratic Party is the party of haters. In fact, the 22-year-old who murdered Charlie Kirk recently, had no party affiliations at all (despite his parents being Republicans) and had not registered to vote in over two years.

An increasing number of companies are announcing plans to remove additives from their foods and beverages. Others are taking them out of medicines.

We have to ask ourselves why all these additives were ever allowed in the first place.

Homecoming is just around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited! This is one of the most special times of year when school pride shines through spirited pep rallies, colorful student activities, lively parades, alumni reunions, packed stands cheering on our teams, and countless opportunities for families and neighbors to connect.

This is the first letter I have ever written with the intention of sending it to the paper. So what has changed to move me out of my comfort zone? Read on.

President Trump recently announced that he plans to sign an executive order to ban all in-mail voting in our country.  He has also suggested that everyone should vote at the polls on election day only.  But states have authority over elections, not the federal government.  And studies have shown that voter fraud with in-mail voting is rare.  I h

I traveled back in time last week with my dear friend, Beth. We grew up together in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, two blocks and three years apart. We went to the same elementary school, William H. Ray, the same high school, Hyde Park High School, and the same college, the University of Chicago.

One day, a toddler and its caretaker walked barefoot across an ancient lakebed. Every so often, the larger one picked up the child and carried it for a stretch. Archeologists today can tell by the depth of the footprints that he or she alternated, carrying the toddler first on one hip, then on the other.

When I first heard that the theme for River Valley Homecoming this year is Rio I was a little shocked. Rio – Rio de Janeiro - tends to be referred to as, besides beautiful, pretty… wild. I mean, Homecoming can get a little crazy but hopefully not like that.