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Opinion: As Florida’s DeSantis roars ‘Onward, Christian soldiers!’ Democrats must get real about religion

Is America a Christian nation?

By The Miami Herald editorial board (TNS) October 11, 2022

New York Times File Photo / Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is seeking to use religion to position himself as a 2024 presidential contender.

Opinion: Why Biden is trailing public opinion on marijuana policy

There's an understandable tendency to think of presidential actions in terms of how they will affect upcoming elections.

By Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg Opinion October 11, 2022

AP File Photo / A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves depicted on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana, outside of the White House on April 2, 2016, in Washington. President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.

Opinion: Hurt white feelings no excuse for subverting history

Please, please, please — let's not hurt any feelings. Especially little white feelings.

By Pam Sohn October 10, 2022

This absurd coddling of white feelings is getting in the way of exactly what most of us say we want: For us all to love each other and get along. / Getty Images

Opinion: Right-wing militia leaders, on trial for sedition, continue to threaten democracy

Five leaders of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia that played a leading role in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are on trial in Washington.

By Doyle McManus / The Los Angeles Times (TNS) October 10, 2022

AP File Photo / Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, center, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017. Federal prosecutors are preparing to lay out their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers’ extremist group and four associates. They are charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.

Opinion: The unholy alliance of Donald and Herschel

This will sound quaint.

By Maureen Dowd / The New York Times October 10, 2022

AP File Photo / In this May 29, 2018, file photo, then-President Donald Trump, left, and his daughter Ivanka Trump, right, watch as former football player Herschel Walker, center, throws a football.

Opinion: The ever-sacred lessons of the Brainerd Mission

What makes home and our homeland so special? What makes it -- well -- home?

By Pam Sohn October 8, 2022

Staff photo by Ben Benton / Will Keebler, of Chattanooga, walks through the Brainerd Mission Cemetery last month, after taking his lunch break from nearby Lipsey Logistics. Keebler said he often seeks the cemetery grounds out at lunchtime. "It's peaceful here," Keebler said.

Opinion: Ron DeSantis, a secessionist of convenience

We're all in this thing together.

By Leonard Pitts / The Miami Herald October 8, 2022

Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times / President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are shown during a visit to survey storm-ravaged areas in Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

Opinion: Chattanooga halfway home to clean water compliance

It's a red letter day in Chattanooga.

By Pam Sohn October 6, 2022

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Jacob McCrary leads a tour of the new Moccasin Bend storage tanks on Thursday. Mayor Tim Kelly along with other local officials, gathered to announce key milestone upgrades at the plant.

Opinion: UTC’s Dr. Dave Sachsman will be missed

UTC West Chair of Excellence and communications professor Dr. Dave Sachsman could be a bit on the sandpapery side at times. Especially about stories involving the environment. And especially about environmental stories and their political and historical context.