Republicans have a chance to unify the country. Will they take it?
18 U.S. Code, Section 2383: Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or...
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Opinion
Use writing as a way to recover from the pandemic blues
When you’re in despair about waiting for this pandemic to be over, sick of your own cooking,...
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On the pandemic, vaccines, and the Darwin Awards
A new year and what’s in store for us? If you don’t have room on your property for a gypsy...
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Clearing the decks of the Republican ship of fools
The world’s oldest constitutional democracy just wobbled. Wednesday’s insurrection at the Capitol...
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When it Ain’t Political Satire: Boris and Natasha 2020
If I told you a story that involved a botched assassination by secret Russian agents, underpants,...
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From the Editor: Why Gratitude is Our Theme This Issue
By anyone’s measure—anywhere on Earth—2020 has been a year to remember. Its status as a meme...
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Voices of The Independent on gratitude and what it means to us
2020 has made the importance of gratitude more obvious than ever before. Life is fleeting and...
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Grateful for those willing to volunteer, plus some meandering
The definition of gratitude is the quality of being thankful. If you are still reading this, you...
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It’s awesome to be negative; it’s even better to be wrong
I am not good at platitudes. In grade school, the annual mid-November “What I Am Thankful For”...
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A television lover waxing poetic about books, oh and TV
I must own up to the fact that I love television. One of the first national television broadcasts...
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Attracting invisible workers: all we need is (high-speed) internet. And a functional education system.
I have been keeping a secret for over 15 years now: I telework. That’s right. I work full-time,...
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Letters to the Editor
Rural communities need better access to the internet As evidenced by Darrell Allen’s and Merritt...
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Biz Buzz: Here’s why we shop locally – because it builds community
Shopping locally is a big part of the growing “conscious consumerism” equation. It’s about...
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Post-election Etiquette: How to Talk to Your Friends Who Are New Voters
The first time I ever voted was 2016. I was 30 years old. Here’s my take on what it’s...
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Post-Election Etiquette: How to Speak with Your Democratic Friends
If you have followed Merritt’s column here, you know she is skilled at managing cross-partisan...
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‘Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light’
In 1947, the year I was born, a Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, wrote, “Do not go gentle into that good...
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Sharing a Secret Recipe for… The Pink Stuff
When this Mouse comes out, we will still be sleeping off the tons of turkey that put us to sleep...
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What is it about the American Cowboy We Love So Much?
Waylon Jennings warned us first: “Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys, don’t...
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Post-Election Etiquette: How to Talk to Your Republican Friends
If you have followed my column here, you know I have been managing cross-partisan relations fairly...
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Turning to the Arts During Pandemic Confinement
As we sit here in the ninth month of confinement, I look to what brings a little joy into my life....
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