What is the right kind of help?
Throughout the weeks of working remotely and wearing facemasks when venturing out to grocery shop or perform other essential tasks safely, there's been a particular concern about the well-being of...
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When ‘This is who we are’ is a disingenuous cheer
After a three-month investigation into allegations about hazing, Jon Hale reported in the Louisville Courier-Journal that the University of Kentucky had fired the coaching staff of its cheerleading team. The...
Our stories keep loved one’s memories alive
Death of a loved one can be quite a personal thing for those who survive. To make meaning of someone else's life, we tend to remember that person through our...
Quibbling over expired coupons not right way to help local business
Last December, a reader we're calling Louisa bought about a half-dozen books from her local independent bookstore as part of the store's efforts to get holiday gifts to children in...
Institutions that have closed their doors need our help
Last summer, the woman I'd eat bees for and I took our oldest grandson, now a junior in college, to Cooperstown, New York. He'd already been to the Basketball Hall...
Patience, planning ahead needed right now
We are all hunkered down. Or if not all of us are yet, we should be. But even as most of us remain firmly in place, all sorts of people...
Amid crisis, try not to be consumed by smaller things
Downtowns are turning into ghost towns as people take shelter in their homes to avoid the risk of spreading coronavirus. Students are doing coursework online. Therapists are using telehealth to...
In frightening times, let’s avoid mocking others
Nearly as soon as the announcements began that many college classes were going to be moving from in-person to online for the rest of the semester to increase social distancing...
No, it’s not right to pretend to be someone else
Alice has been caring for her ailing father for many years. Her father has been a widower for almost 30 years and lived alone in an assisted living apartment for...
Is it wrong not to vote?
Nov. 3 will mark the first time each of my oldest grandchildren will be old enough to vote in a U.S. presidential election. For them, it will not be a...