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LETTER: Sexual violence impacts everyone

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This yearĢƵ campaign theme is “Together We Act, United We Change,” and focuses on ways that individuals, workplaces, school campuses, and communities can help to prevent sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Nearly 1 in five women and 1 in ...

LETTER: Who paid for signs?

As a follow-up to the “‘Hands Off! Rally in Washington” article (April 7), I would like to know who financed the beautifully crafted signs for the rally. I’m curious to know whether it was a local individual or group, or maybe a national group like the Open Society Foundations funded by ...

Ethical AI policies necessary for a better world

Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? The tech bros are taking turns predicting the future not just for themselves but for everyone. With politicians who think the Cloud is just bad weather calling the shots, this question haunts me. AI is advancing exponentially faster than ...

Editorial: Leave the police work to the police

Child predators are abhorrent, and all of them should be removed from society. Building a case against them is a job for the police. Securing a conviction is a job for prosecutors. So-called predator hunting groups have no place in the equation. Last Sunday, the ĢƵ published ...

Cheers & Jeers

Jeers: They’re a sure sign of spring. Potholes, much to the chagrin of motorists attempting to navigate the regionĢƵ roadways, are popping up again everywhere. The state Department of Transportation will spend more than $1.8 million and use 1,900 tons of asphalt to fix potholes across ...

Savage Capitalism vs. Social Democracy

Capitalism recognizes individual effort, private ownership, and the pursuit of financial independence through hard work, innovation and competition. Unregulated savage capitalism prioritizes profit over social well-being. A ...