Council Corner: Prejudice takes many forms
This summer Ashland started working on a process to “unpack “ racism. I am glad Ashland is addressing this issue in a proactive way. I hope we continue to look at how we can be a community that truly...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Voters' concerns have common thread
I have been campaigning to be elected to House District 5 since last December.Over the past 10 months I’ve had the opportunity to sit down with people across the district, perhaps including you.Thanks...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: City dynamics: The tail wagging the dog
After eight years on the City Council, I’ve come to the realization that an important piece of the governing process in Ashland is effectively broken. This may come as a shock to many, including those...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: My plan for Ashland in 2017
My platformHere is my plan for 2017. It's based on our community's proven ability to collaborate, to be objective about the facts and to problem solve instead of becoming distracted by ideologies.Top...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Keys to a highly functional City Council
If you haven't cast your ballot yet, don't forget to take advantage of your opportunity to help shape the future of Ashland's political discourse. Having served as an elected volunteer for the past 14...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: Thank you, Ashland
Today, our votes will have been counted and as a community we will know who we have elected to lead us against the challenges we face in the future. Regardless how the final tally comes out, I can...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: City should look out for seniors
“It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone.”― Andy RooneyNot coincidentally, in recent years I have become...
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 ArticleInner Peace: Peace beckons from beyond the grave
Florida captured a part of my heart during childhood when, as a family, we would drive straight through from Kansas City to Wildwood, Florida, Mom's childhood home. Every summer we would venture that...
View ArticleChristians and Muslims join in peace making
Have you ever watched the DVD series "The Jesus Fatwah: Love Your Muslim Neighbor"? Well, thanks to Carol Custodio, participants of the Lunch & Learn committee were able to see this incredibly...
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