“Follow the science,” they say, which is good advice. Unfortunately, though, the COVID-19 pandemic has become way too political and is spinning out of control. It’s important to connect the dots and not let opinion cloud the facts. Especially these…
When the opportunity to write this column fell in my lap I had no idea what it would become, nor could I bring myself to understand what grace made me worthy of the honor. I promise to respect the people…
Just how hard is this hold the GOP has on its fool’s gold? The rift in the Republican party is intriguing, but may or not be increasing. In the past six or so years, the GOP obviously morphed into the…
The day will come when B.C. will no longer denote a time before Christ. Human history has entered a period of irrevocable change unlike any since the birth of our Lord and Savior. I believe B.C. will eventually designate a…
A new year presents us with many possibilities. And it’s a perfect time to turn over a new leaf, which is exactly what we’re doing at the Community Word. The esteemed Clare Howard has handed off her handle on the…
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Dec. 1st in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, to decide whether Mississippi’s law making most abortions illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy constitutes an undue burden on the right to abortion established in…
Dear Gov. Pritzker, Legislature, City Council and others: We are losing independently-owned newspapers at an alarming rate. You say you value local journalism, but you undermine its very existence when you don’t return calls from reporters, don’t issue statements in…
Here are statements concurring with the op-ed in the November issue of Community Word by Professor Joanna Schwartz, “Ending qualified immunity won’t ruin cops’ finances. It will better protect the public.” That piece was reprinted with permission from USA Today.…
Religious objections to abortion are completely subjective and should not be the basis of public health policy. When Texas Republicans contend life begins at conception, they are conflating opinion and fact. Rabbi Fred N. Reiner states in a letter-to-the-editor in…
