‘Sustained surge of water’: The basics of a hurricane
This year saw one of the costliest Atlantic hurricane seasons — both in dollars and lives — since accurate records of them were first...
Dr. Harvey Jenkins deserves his day in court
It’s a debate that has raged since mankind lived in caves and one that remains a daily topic of current radio and television talk programs:...
Editorial: Mike Pence shows hypocrisy leaving NFL game
If Vice President Mike Pence had announced he left Sunday's NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts because the teams...
Trump fadeaway jumper topples Hurricane Maria
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Donald Trump made quite a few headlines on his recent visit to Puerto Rico. Chief among them: We...
Have you ever read an epic limerick before?
Epic limerick: Is not my word as a fire
by Derek Geiger
Ere the solstice time's portent
Of this season's dread intent
And the burden on the men
To...
Letter: For Puerto Rico, ‘power of prayer’ inadequate
To the editors:
Christianity has many sects — just like Islam, with its two well-known branches of Shia and Sunni (among other smaller sects) who war...
NAACP report has valuable charter lessons for OKCPS
Back when the Obama administration and the Billionaires Boys Club were subsidizing rapid charter expansion, their soundbite was that choice-driven and accountability-driven reform was...
Letter: Former inmates need a financial hand up
To the Editors:
With so much attention, finally, on criminal justice reform, it is disheartening to realize little is being done for a recently released...
Before demonizing opioids, know that pain is real
This has been a year of pain for a lot of people. No, I’m not talking about the emotional pain that comes with watching...
‘Laboratory of artificial insemination’: Nigerian independence celebrated
Ile-Ife, NIGERIA — Many years ago, the seeds of in(ter)dependence were planted. We had just been willed into existence from Lord Lugard and Shaw's...


















