Opinion: Uncomfortable Truths and Satire as Activism
In Your Opinion, Opinion
By George Clark 
April 1, 2026
Most Senior News readers will recall the Big Three networks on the family B& W TV. Back then, journalists often reported uncomfortable facts about U.S. military aggression, top U.S. administration corruption, labor strikes, police violence, etc., asking difficult and persistent questions holding public offici...
In Your Opinion, Opinion
By Jane Woodward 
January 1, 2026
I’m so proud of our seniors, so many of whom showed up in the streets in front of the courthouse and elsewhere to participate in No Kings protests in 2025. We weren’t alone, but many of us were gray-haired and carried wonderful signs protesting the current political trends and violations of the rule of law. I...
In Your Opinion, Opinion
By Steven Pence 
January 1, 2026
“The old world is dying and the New World struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.” — Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937), Italian communist imprisoned by Mussolini.
In Your Opinion, Opinion
By Peter Pennekamp 
January 1, 2026
Too much global thinking without local knowledge, leadership and adjustment is failing us at home. It is way past time to expand our reliance on local community knowledge and action, particularly to improve local health care. One of the best examples of how local activism makes things happen is the 2024 reope...