Opinion

Harold Kushner experienced a parent's worst nightmare, to see one's child suffer and experience a premature death.

A stillness descends. Creatures large and small quiet down. Nocturnal animals poke their heads above ground. It is almost as if the world is holding its breath.

Inertia and status quo is the default in the public sector, for the bureaucrats, the managers that oversee them and the politicians elected to oversee them. Change is risky in that world.

Ed Viesturs, a Seattle-based mountaineer, has a motto for planning his ascents: "Reaching the summit is optional. Getting home is mandatory." Yet, using this safety-first approach has not restricted him from conquering the highest peaks of the world.

I disagree with Neil Godbout and his editorial about Donald Trump's slow response to the Charlottesville incident.

Dr. Michael O'Malley assertes that "incidence of psychosis has already been documented by some of the states in the U.S., who rushed to legalization of marijuana." ("Pot stance off-base," Letters, Aug. 16).

Last week, Citizen columnist Nathan Giede proclaimed that he is glad that Donald Trump occupies the White House.

In case there was ever any doubt that Donald Trump is the most unfit American president ever, he just went ahead Tuesday and proved it once again. So many boundaries of propriety have been crossed to describe this man. Stupid. Ignorant. Liar. Racist.

In case there was ever any doubt that Donald Trump is the most unfit American president ever, he just went ahead Tuesday and proved it once again. So many boundaries of propriety have been crossed to describe this man. Stupid. Ignorant. Liar. Racist.

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be offered a ticket to see Judy Russell's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical.