February 4, 2012 RSS feed / Commentary

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Use this year to lift up the visions that we have abandoned or neglected

By Rev. Nelson Pierce, Jr.
When I was growing up, I had a few ideas about how my life would turn out. One recurring plan went like this: I would play basketball for the University of Michigan where I would meet and fall in love with the woman of my dreams. More...

FUNraising

Are You on Board? Fundraising Related Board Roles and Responsibilities

You’ve said “yes,” and now are serving on the board. What is expected of you? How do you demonstrate leadership? While we don’t have a crystal ball, we can provide guidance regarding your fundraising-related roles and responsibilities. More...

President Obama’s Blueprint for Keeping College Affordable and Within Reach for All Americans

“Of course, it’s not enough for us to increase student aid… States also need to do their part, by making higher education a higher priority in their budgets. More...

Beyond the Rhetoric

The Department of Education is Drunk with Power and Hell Bent
By Harry C. Alford

Karl Marx, the Father of Communism (Marxism), would be blushing if he could come up from Hell and look at what the United States Department of Education is trying to pull off on the American public. More...

Letter to the editor

Racial conflict is part of America

Dear Editor: (I’m writing) in response to Walter M. Washington’s letter to the editor titled “Race Relations,” which was published in the Herald’s January 14th newspaper. More...

One man's joke is another man's hug

Rev. James L. Snyder

To anybody that knows me, (and can anybody really know anybody else?), they would readily affirm that I am not addicted to hugging. Let me point out very quickly I am not allergic to it either. More...

It's All Good

Resilient Attitude Keeps it All Good
By Kathleen Joiner

Make no mistake about it. The expedition across the River of Transition requires special equipment to reach your destination victoriously. One of the most crucial is our attitude. This can either serve as a rescue buoy or millstone. More...

Legally Speaking

More judicial criticism of Ohio's death penalty
Copyright 2012. Marianna Brown Bettman. All Rights Reserved

As I have previously written in this column , Justice Paul Pfeifer has really stepped up his public criticism of Ohio’s death penalty. As strong as his words have been, they’re tame compared to those of U.S. District Judge Greg Frost of Newark Ohio. More...

Let’s Make 2012 the Year of Manufacturing – January 30, 2011

By Senator Sherrod Brown

You may not know Elizabeth Williams personally, but you know someone like her. Elizabeth Williams is a single mother of two living in North Jackson who has worked at General Motors’ Lordstown plant for 17 years. More...

Dr. King and the Dream of Healthcare Equality

By Howard Bond, Chairman City of Cincinnati Primary Care Board of Governors

As we remember Dr. King and celebrate his legacy during Black History Month, we also recognize the change that he set in motion and that continues to this day. With courage and vision, Dr. More...