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Matters that Matter: All hands on deck needed for local food pantries

Due to the recent government shutdown, it may take quite some time for those on limited incomes to get back to where they were, financially, just a few weeks ago. With the holidays approaching, this is always a busy time for food banks and pantries, but it's even more true this year due to the ...

United Way: Celebrating service and connection

I love that Thanksgiving gives us all a chance to recognize all of the gifts and wonderful people in our lives. Every November, I'm excited for the opportunity to reflect on the things I'm grateful for and acknowledge the difference other people have made in my life. This November, I'm ...

WILLIAMS: When political rhetoric becomes a weapon

In a recent interview, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared in unequivocal terms that President Donald Trump was "the worst thing on the face of the Earth." You heard that right. Not a threat to democracy, not a danger to civility, the worst thing on the face of the Earth. It was a ...

LLOYD: Community really is what we make of it

I’ve been thinking a lot about community in the last few weeks. We are just now wrapping up a municipal election cycle that occasionally got pretty divisive. I heard from and talked to many citizens of our cities as well as candidates about their ideas and often their frustrations. Almost ...