Barbara Mezeske: An American abroad in 2025
If the values of freedom, justice and a diverse democracy are lacking in our elected representatives, they can still be found among ordinary Americans.
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Doug Tjapkes: Recalibrate the way we see prison reform
Up to 90% of them are going to be released someday, and decent treatment will certainly contribute toward making them better neighbors for you and me.
Tim Pennings: Tragedy of the commons
Our lives are interwoven. Maybe, just maybe, like the shepherds, we all win or we all lose together.
Jude Vereyken: Test your knowledge on alcohol use
It’s OK to ask for help if you think your drinking is problematic because excessive alcohol use can have so many immediate and long-term effects.
Kim Nagy: A study in paradoxical behavior
I urge these commissioners to reflect on their attitudes towards constituents, especially those whom they represent, despite policy disagreement.
Nancy Berg: Liberation day or limitation day?
We are being limited by this so-called "liberation day," but we can choose to act. In that, comes true liberation.
Beverley Rannow: An invitation to make a difference
The Nourish Our Future Offering of Letters asks your representative and senators to protect and strengthen nutrition programs that help children reach their full potential.
Ashley Wirgau: We've allowed politics to render ourselves speechless, powerless
From the right’s pedaled propaganda and the left’s elitist blindfold, we have ended up so utterly divided that the winners can now truly take all because in order to form a resistance, you have to be in communication.
Tim Pennings: Memories of Hope President John Jacobson
In recognition of the man who came to Hope College the same year I did, I’d like to give a man I admired some well-deserved praise.