Opinion Archive
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Obama’s Battle Hymn of the Republic
Posted on February 6, 2013 | No CommentsMade me proud to be an American By Donald Kaul/ The Portland Observer I don’t think President Barack Obama gave a good inaugural address this time, I think it was... -
Make America the Safest Big Country
Posted on February 6, 2013 | 1 CommentAdvancing sensible gun reforms By Marc Morial One month after the shooting deaths of 20 first-graders and six adults in a school in Newtown, Conn., New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo... -
Second Amendment Vigilantes
Posted on January 30, 2013 | 2 CommentsGun controls in a toxic atmosphere By Ron Carver I don’t hunt, but I have nothing against hunters or owners of rifles, bows and arrows, or boomerangs. However, I am... -
Best of Times and the Worst of Times
Posted on January 30, 2013 | 1 CommentEquality and justice in America By Charles J. Ogletree Jr. With the death of Trayvon Martin nearly a year ago, many wondered whether there could be any justice in America.... -
Important Protections Lost by Extremism
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsWhat happened to the violence against women act? By Leslie Watson Malachi Democrats and Republicans in Congress are having a hard time agreeing on anything these days. But there are... -
Sharing Our History with Our Children
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsMaking progress requires us to know the past By Benjamin Todd Jealous The Emancipation Proclamation, which set our nation on the path to the end of slavery, was signed 150... -
What Would Martin Luther King Jr. Say?
Posted on January 16, 2013 | 1 CommentCommunity residents consider issues of today By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Rev. Martin Luther King had dreams of equality and civil rights for all Americans that live on and... -
Finding Our Way Back to First
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsOur children deserve the best education By Benjamin Todd Jealous Every generation believes their children deserve to be better off than they were. This belief inspired the first slave rebellion... -
Peace of Mind for Millions of Americans
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe promise of Medicare and Medicaid Peace of mind. That’s what Medicare and Medicaid mean for nearly one in every three Americans. Almost 50 million Americans have paid into, and... -
Shortchanging the Public School System
Posted on January 9, 2013 | 1 CommentCharter Schools are no fix By Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins As the latest round of data culled from tests taken by schoolchildren around the world showed yet again, kids in... -
Guns are not Sacred, Children are
Posted on January 2, 2013 | 1 CommentPast time to repeal the Second Amendment By Tom H. Hastings It is now long long past time to repeal the Second Amendment. It serves evil, not good, violence, not... -
Our Health Care System is Still Sick
Posted on January 2, 2013 | 1 CommentThe health industry is about making money, not healing By William A. Collins It’s great living here in our rich country, as long as you’re rich yourself. Take our health... -
No Business as Usual with Gun Violence
Posted on December 26, 2012 | No CommentsTurning our tears into action By Marc Morial A movie theater in Aurora, Colo., a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, a shopping mall in Oregon, a political event outside a supermarket... -
Sharing Blame for a Climate of Violence
Posted on December 26, 2012 | No CommentsResponsibility and the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. By Winslow Myers One of the Dalai Lama’s first principles is something he calls “universal responsibility.” However quick we are to place His... -
Highway Robbery
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No Comments
