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This Veterans Day, learn our past from those who were there

There are few opportunities quite like Veterans Day when it comes to learning about our history. History, as is commonly said, is written by the winners. And while that may be true for the history books, operating on the scale of generations, we prefer to say that history is written by the ...

Like Trump, Mamdani shows up — and promises the impossible

Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve likely heard about the surprising rise of Zohran Mamdani, a New York state legislator who rose to prominence in the spring and won the seat of New York City Mayor in the general election this week. While NYC’s mayor does wield an outside impact ...

Vote in local elections today — and bring a friend

Much can be — and has been — said of the importance of voting, especially in off-years where both major parties struggle to drive any kind of interest in their voters. While the “main show” years, if you will — being the presidential election and the midterms halfway between those ...

Don’t let your neighbors starve

Much has been written about the impending suspension of SNAP, WIC and other benefits that the nation is collectively staring down — set to begin on Nov. 1, as of this writing. We aren’t going to assign blame. We could — but we don’t see that as beneficial. Blaming our various ...

Pass out the candy, pass on the memories

For many of us, Halloween is a time of parties, scary movies and handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters that come wandering by our front stoops. It can also be a time of reflection — both on death and our relationship with it, as the Conversation piece also in today’s edition delves ...

Work with us, not against us

Did you know that you can send in news or tips to The Express? We have a virtual newsroom, through which many people — of all stripes and persuasions — send us summaries and photos from local events. This helps us collect and provide more local content to our readers. Sometimes, we get ...