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April 23, 2021
Editorial

Gun violence is a public health crisis, but at the federal level we are neither doing enough to prevent it nor to mitigate its impacts. We have seen the mass shootings that have claimed the lives of shoppers, salon workers, and pedestrians so far this year. However, what causes deeper concern is how prevalent and pervasive gun violence is in the daily lives of our community members.

Issues:Gun Violence
February 14, 2018
Editorial

To the Editor:

In "Making Background Checks Work" (Op-Ed, Feb. 13), John R. Lott Jr. desperately tries to push one of the gun lobby's favorite narratives: that background checks are bad for public safety.

The main pillar of Mr. Lott's argument is that our underfunded, underresourced and broken background check system prevents "good guys" from getting guns.

Issues:Gun Violence
April 14, 2020
Editorial

The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis unlike any we've seen in our lifetime. In the United States alone, hundreds of thousands of people are confirmed sick, more than 20,000 people have died, and more than 16 million have filed for unemployment.

Issues:Health Care
March 10, 2022
Editorial

Six months ago, the story of missing Gabby Petito captivated the American media and the public. Within eight days of being reported missing by her family, Gabby Petito’s body was tragically found.

I was devastated to learn that yet another young woman had been allegedly killed by an intimate partner. Gabby’s story stuck with me for another reason.

Issues:Progress for Women
October 11, 2018
Editorial

Letter to the editor

President Donald Trump's recent column attacking "Medicare for All" is laughable and riddled with "alternative facts."

Here are the real facts: Since taking office, Trump has done everything in his power to strip health care from millions of hardworking American families and seniors.

Issues:Health Care
June 29, 2017
Editorial

Today, I went to the House floor – something that I've done hundreds of times over the past four years. But today was different.

Issues:Gun Violence
September 22, 2017
Editorial

The Sept. 19 editorial "A preventable disaster" was correct; every American child shot is a "preventable disaster." But instead of acting, Congress is going in the wrong direction.

Issues:Gun Violence
March 15, 2022
Editorial

In 2017, my friend Toni Brown was expecting her family’s first grandchild. What should have been one of the happiest days of their lives quickly turned into one of the worst, as Toni and her family were informed that delivery complications had left her daughter in a coma.

Issues:CBC Health Braintrust Health CareProgress for Women
August 6, 2018
Editorial

One thing is clear from USA TODAY's investigation "Deadly deliveries": We need enforceable care protocols.

Issues:Progress for WomenHealth Care
May 10, 2019
Editorial

This weekend, we celebrate our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, stepmothers and all the women who love and nurture us.

There will be brunches and mimosas, cards and flowers, backyard BBQs and fancy dinners. It might just be a quick call saying, "Hey mom, I love you." Each family will be celebrating their moms in their own special way.

Issues:Progress for WomenHealth Care