Sayrie: Four things Trump taught me about leadership
WSV Columnist Aundrea Sayrie writes, "Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is an effective leader. Here are four things about his leadership style that make him effective."
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Column: The next housing crisis is preventable — and we must act
Columnist Stephanie Chang writes, "The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought financial havoc on many. It has magnified the systemic sexism and racism in housing and has the potential to leave millions of people — especially women and their families — homeless come February, unless we take quick action."
Editorial: A Calculator for Christmas
Watershed Voice Columnist Charles Thomas writes about his upbringing, and the greatest gift his father ever gave him.
Editorial: Why Right-Wing Populism Won’t End with Donald Trump
"No matter what you believe, who you voted for, or what you think of either candidate, I urge you to continue to educate yourself and think with empathy, because if you stop caring, the other side has already won."
#MomLife: The Elf on the Shelf makes me hate myself
"And then we move onto the elves who TP the house. In this Covid world we all know that toilet paper is worth more than gold right now. Why are you wasting perfectly good TP? Are you going to recycle it and reuse it after it's done its job? Is that weird? Is reusing toilet paper a thing?"
Opinion: The White House is Gaslighting Black Americans One Tired Cliché at a Time
"I want to imagine that those in leadership couldn't possibly be so willfully ignorant of the complications impacting the Black American experience. The conscious omission of our history, and history and reality is gaslighting at its finest. It's cruel."
Editorial: The Rise of TERFs and the Future of Modern Feminism
“Trans people are not dangerous, but are, in fact, one of the most marginalized, abused, and harassed groups that need to be protected, rather than excluded, by our laws. And it’s ignorant to believe that giving trans women rights will somehow impede on cis women’s rights, in the same way one would never concede that giving black people rights will somehow lessen white people’s rights.” — Zoe Thomas
Tuesdays with Torrey: The Obama Paradox
How did we get here? How did we get to a place where facts are not facts and opinions are? When did things change from seeking the truth to seeking something to fit our own narrative? The narrative I would like to address in particular is that Barack Obama created division in this country.
#MomLife: My Love/Hate Relationship with Mom Friends
I wanted adult conversation. To feel like I had someone in my corner when I felt like I was failing. I wanted someone to go to coffee with. But I have to admit, making mom friends is hard. Like really hard.
Column: Fall Seven Times, Stand up Eight
In the real world, recovery from addiction is often a lengthy and agonizing process, both for the addict and their loved ones. Recovery happens in fits and starts and repeated relapse is almost always part of the marathon road to sobriety. In fact, real world recovery looks less like that The Bold and the Beautiful storyline and more like the public trials being faced by St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough.
Column: The next housing crisis is preventable — and we must act
Columnist Stephanie Chang writes, "The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought financial havoc on many. It has magnified the systemic sexism and racism in housing and has the potential to leave millions of people — especially women and their families — homeless come February, unless we take quick action."
Editorial: A Calculator for Christmas
Watershed Voice Columnist Charles Thomas writes about his upbringing, and the greatest gift his father ever gave him.
Editorial: Why Right-Wing Populism Won’t End with Donald Trump
"No matter what you believe, who you voted for, or what you think of either candidate, I urge you to continue to educate yourself and think with empathy, because if you stop caring, the other side has already won."
#MomLife: The Elf on the Shelf makes me hate myself
"And then we move onto the elves who TP the house. In this Covid world we all know that toilet paper is worth more than gold right now. Why are you wasting perfectly good TP? Are you going to recycle it and reuse it after it's done its job? Is that weird? Is reusing toilet paper a thing?"
Opinion: The White House is Gaslighting Black Americans One Tired Cliché at a Time
"I want to imagine that those in leadership couldn't possibly be so willfully ignorant of the complications impacting the Black American experience. The conscious omission of our history, and history and reality is gaslighting at its finest. It's cruel."
Editorial: The Rise of TERFs and the Future of Modern Feminism
“Trans people are not dangerous, but are, in fact, one of the most marginalized, abused, and harassed groups that need to be protected, rather than excluded, by our laws. And it’s ignorant to believe that giving trans women rights will somehow impede on cis women’s rights, in the same way one would never concede that giving black people rights will somehow lessen white people’s rights.” — Zoe Thomas
Tuesdays with Torrey: The Obama Paradox
How did we get here? How did we get to a place where facts are not facts and opinions are? When did things change from seeking the truth to seeking something to fit our own narrative? The narrative I would like to address in particular is that Barack Obama created division in this country.
#MomLife: My Love/Hate Relationship with Mom Friends
I wanted adult conversation. To feel like I had someone in my corner when I felt like I was failing. I wanted someone to go to coffee with. But I have to admit, making mom friends is hard. Like really hard.
Column: Fall Seven Times, Stand up Eight
In the real world, recovery from addiction is often a lengthy and agonizing process, both for the addict and their loved ones. Recovery happens in fits and starts and repeated relapse is almost always part of the marathon road to sobriety. In fact, real world recovery looks less like that The Bold and the Beautiful storyline and more like the public trials being faced by St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough.
