Nearly one year ago an editorial appeared on this page titled “Heroin epidemic isn’t a back alley problem; it’s ours.” …Read More
Category: Editorials
Dream Act: the right thing to do
Nestor, a 27-year-old community college graduate from St. Mary Parish in Davenport, is among 800,000 recipients of the Deferred Action …Read More
Racism: A top priority
Read the U.S. Catholic bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Racism from 1979 and be dismayed at the lack of change in …Read More
Commit to active nonviolence
A peaceful, boisterous “No Hate Action Rally” in a Davenport park last week should be viewed as the first of …Read More
Support Iowa Stopgap measure
The director of a not-for-profit organization in Davenport is among 72,000 Iowans facing the loss of affordable health care coverage …Read More
August recess: visit lawmakers on home turf
U.S. senators and representatives left unfinished business on Capitol Hill before heading home for the August recess. Now it’s time …Read More
The McCain way
In an eloquent and brief speech July 25 on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator John McCain showed us the way …Read More