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Opinion

Guess what? Your heritage is probably from immigrants

Editorials and columns

In recent years my bride, Penny, enrolled us on the website Ancestry. My parents both passed 50-plus years ago. I knew some aspects about their background. They both met at university, raised three sons, and I was brought up in the Methodist church. However, I knew little about each other’s ...

What standard? What scandal?

Editorials and columns

Following the resignation of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron after he was caught on a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert in Boston cuddling with Human Resources chief Kristin Cabot (who is not his wife), the company issued the following statement: "Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both ...

Superman, not MAGA, stands for the American way

Editorials and columns

When I was a kid, I read "Superman" comics at the corner drugstore and watched reruns of the 1950s TV show starring George Reeves as the Man of Steel. Even now, I recall the intro to the show announcing Superman fought for "Truth, Justice and the American Way." How could I not, then, head to ...

Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion cannot be canceled

Editorials and columns

I first met Elise Carter at a public meeting in spring 2021. Elise sat with her colleague and friend Trinity Walsh in the auditorium of Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, where I had graduated in 1993. The community assembled to talk about a social equity course Elise and Trinity ...