Chris Honoré: Democrats — the party of Lincoln
In a column regarding the Republican platform I stated that the GOP is now no longer the party of Lincoln or Eisenhower, but the party of Goldwater and Nixon.After watching the Democratic convention...
View ArticleChris Honoré: Few profiles in courage
To say that the Republicans in their support of Donald Trump have entered into a Faustian bargain may be a bit hyperbolic, but I confess it feels like that.Over just the past several weeks they have...
View ArticleChris Honoré: Commentary
Part OneOf late I’ve been thinking of Elie Wiesel, who passed away this summer. He was 87.He spent his life bearing witness to an experience so horrific that it defies understanding and ultimately...
View ArticleChris Honoré: Is it possible Trump could win?
Someone asked me this morning, “You don’t think Trump will win, do you?” I found myself hesitating, not immediately responding with, “Absolutely not!” Finally, I said, “I just can’t imagine — not if...
View ArticleChris Honoré: ‘History doesn’t repeat itself’
Mark Twain once said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Which led me to think of Donald Trump. We’ve seen his like before, an individual standing stage center practicing the art...
View ArticleChris Honoré: The Ralph Nader syndrome
The millennials are those 18- to 35-year-olds who are now the largest age group in our country. There are some 75.4 million millennials in the U.S., surpassing in number the 74.9 million baby boomers,...
View ArticleChris Honore: Mike Pence — defending the indefensible
Mike Pence, former governor of Indiana (he withdrew to join Donald Trump on the Republican ticket), was raised in a Catholic family and served as an altar boy. He became a born-again Christian in...
View ArticleChris Honore: Donald Trump: Once again unshackled
Last Thursday I listened to a speech delivered in West Palm Beach, Florida, by Donald Trump at one of his political rallies. He was furious and spoke without restraint. If he had taken off a shoe and...
View ArticleChris Honore: Trump: ‘This election is rigged’
By now you have heard Donald Trump riffing to anyone who will listen that if he loses the coming election, well, it’s because the outcome was “rigged.” On occasion he uses the word “stolen.” He accuses...
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So this long and arduous presidential campaign is nearing the end. Finally. I have often felt I’ve had to suspend my disbelief as week after week we’ve found ourselves in the weeds of “deportation...
View ArticleChris Honore: Issues that didn’t make the cut
October was filled with surprises that kept the press flush with material and the two presidential campaigns running out of fingers to point at each other. It’s all been head-shaking remarkable.But...
View ArticleChris Honore: Our national ‘perfect storm’
Regarding the outcome of the presidential election, it still remains a puzzle that continues to nag and perplex and likely creates for some a sense of political vertigo.What happened? How could the...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Stopping the cycle of discrimination
A few weeks back I was interviewed by a TV news reporter regarding the ugly incident in which a member of our community was threatened during a racist tirade by another local resident. During the...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Hopes and dreams for Ashland
I believe I have seen more people of color in our community.I hope it is so.I have heard from college students who face less housing discrimination.I hope it is so.I am committed to the fight for...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Reflections from under the bus
In my five-plus years on the council, the last couple councils have been really good and this has been one of the best, serving the citizens of Ashland. Some trying times for sure, but we work very...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Grow monument for flora, fauna, people
We all know we live in a special place. Sometimes it takes an act of good government to help us realize the truly unusual nature of our landscape.In June 2000, with the authority Congress gave...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: The '10 X 20' ballot initiative
During the last two months, over 2,000 Ashlanders signed a petition in favor of bringing a renewable energy initiative to the November ballot. The measure will require Ashland to produce at least 10...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Community can create the future
Editor's note: We are continuing to publish Council Corner columns by the mayor and City Council members while some are campaigning for re-election. We invite challengers to submit columns of their own...
View ArticleUsing meals tax to fix streets is a no-brainer
General election ballots contain fascinating decisions, but the most immediately impactful choice Ashland voters will make this November doesn't involve candidates — it pertains to the future condition...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Poverty simulation illuminates struggle
We all see it. All of us know people that live with it every day, but not all of us have experienced what it is like to be in poverty. Despite that fact, we support programs and give to causes that...
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