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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

Searching for social and political healing at a time of deep national shame

Step two: We must learn to listen to each other.
by The Rev. William Barnwell September 8, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

College today: pricey socialist hotbed or merciless exploiter of untenured labor?

For all Trump's attacks on people who think, the big problem with college is cost.
by C.W. Cannon September 3, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Sure, nutria are wrecking our coast — but what about the devastation by two-legged mammals?

An intriguing new documentary misses the big picture.
by Kendall Dix August 30, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Lens reporter’s year in S&WB hell: collapsed pipes, collapsed billing system

And despite the fiasco, top brass ordered itself big raises.
by Karen Gadbois August 20, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Should we condemn Trump’s assault on the media — or learn to ignore his blathering?

Trump's lies are a calculated distraction from what he's actually doing.
by Jed Horne August 16, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

How about creating schools with more purpose than test scores and letter grades?

Students benefit, but so do their communities.
by Folwell Dunbar August 13, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Leap to solar in Louisiana requires mandating that utilities use renewables

Forty-two states already back 'community solar' — not Louisiana.
by Kevin Fitzwilliam August 6, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Will Episcopalians betray their values and sell Canal Street church to homophobes?

The Baton Rouge church is allied with what the SPLC identifies as a 'hate group.'
by Leo Watermeier July 20, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

If you exercise your right to view government records, should you get sued? This woman was.

A volunteer reporter was sued for asking the city of Tallulah for records of its spending.
by Scott Sternberg July 17, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Remembering Felicia Kahn: A relentless fighter who made a difference

Wide awake to injustice before anyone was 'woke.'
by The Rev. William Barnwell July 13, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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