The recent tragedy of dogs dying in a truck fire is a heartbreaking reminder of the importance of responsible pet ownership and well-supported animal shelters. Dogs depend on us for care, safety and ...

We need to wake up as a nation, as a democracy. There are so-called thought leaders such as Curtis Yarvin who believe in monarchy, the end of democracy in America. He has been on many right wing ...

I have been reading a lot of letters to the editor about how heartless it would be to repeal ObamaCare because, for example, 35 percent of school children are dependent on it for Medicaid. Medicaid ...

In 1960 I worked part-time for a Parkersburg doctor. Some patients paid for their visit as they left the office. We billed some patients and they paid a little each month. There were a few patients ...

This Easter, let’s celebrate with compassion by leaving animals out of our traditions. Giving baby chicks as gifts or using real eggs for hunts may seem harmless, but these practices often lead to ...

A community of compassion cares about all members of the community, human and animal alike, feels a responsibility to promote animal welfare, and does not permit the retail sale of animals from ...

EDMOND, OK -- The father of a boy whose school was the target of a thwarted mass casualty plot has written an open letter to the teenage suspect. Charles Martin is a writer who has a small publishing ...

The claim "homelessness and hunger have always been present in Tucson." I doubt the degree has never been so large, widespread, visible, so destructive or abusive. I didn’t have homeless people living ...

I want to compliment Jen Thompson on her reporting on WTWO "Rockville police officer recognized for compassionate act." In a time when there is so much animosity and hard feeling in our world, it is a ...

“This Land is Your Land” is a song written by Woody Guthrie. He also wrote “Deportee” around 1949. It was about a plane crash that killed passengers being deported to Mexico. It is a protest song ...

To the Editor: I write to express my shock at a Bishop Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington who, at the National Prayer Service, dared to encourage President Trump to have mercy on refugees, ...

The June 6 issue of the Times Literary Supplement included a letter by Alfred University Professor Emeritus of English Ben Howard taking issue with a book reviewer’s overly casual use of the word ...