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BY VERN TURNER After yet another mindless slaughter by gun the thoughts and prayers comfort the living, but do nothing to change the entrenched American...

BY CLAUDIA SWISHER Recently I held a Twitter conversation with one of my heroes, Diane Ravitch, about why teachers seem to be so quiet during...

BY SHARON MARTIN Recently my bona fides as a centrist have been questioned. Oh, I admit that I’m a social liberal. More than half a...

As Oklahoma swelters, longtime Observer contributor Richard L. Fricker continues his annual road trip, this year from Tulsa to Colorado. Today's stop: Colorado Springs, where it...

BY SCOTT J. HAMILTON A lot of LGBT folks that I have talked to in the last week have indicated they feel more persecuted over...