wxxi NewsRoom: Opinionwxxi NewsRoom: OpinionCommentary: Improbable Stories, Unimaginable Lives- September 16, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama oftens talks about his improbable road to his party's nomination. And that has listener-commentator Charles Pierson contemplating the improbable stories of his own life.http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1366951... Commentary: Uses of Money- September 12, 2008 Money's been called the root of all evil, but commentator Lee Cullum has a different perspective.http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1363034... Peter Williams Commentary-Rethinking the Electoral College- September 11, 2008 Election Day is right around the corner. Commentator Peter Williams says we should rethink how states are represented.http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1363033... Commentary: Middle Class Morass- September 9, 2008 There's been much debate about tax cuts in the presidential race. Democrat Barack Obama says he'll push for tax relief for middle class Americans. Republican John McCain says all Americans, regardless of their wealth, should benefit. Listener-commentator Anthony Ogorek says the candidates should stop pitting the "middle class" against the "rich" and come up with a solution to the complex tax system.http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1361076... Commentary: Crises and Change- September 5, 2008 With both presidential tickets set and the November election approaching, many people hope the country will take a new direction. But commentator Chris Tucker says that if we want change, we don't have to wait for Washington.http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1357396... Major Force In Civil Rights Movement Will Be Missed- September 4, 2008 Baltimore lost one of its bravest souls this week with the death of the Rev. Chester Wickwire, former chaplain at the Johns Hopkins University and a major force in the Maryland civil rights movement. WYPR's Senior News Analyst Fraser Smith comment s in his weekly essay.http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1356573... Commentary: Investing in Early Childhood Education- September 3, 2008 Friday, Sept. 5, community leaders, elected officials, and child care administrators will gather in Dallas for a community summit on early education. The summit, sponsored in part by KERA's Educational Resource Center, will stress the importance of investing early and investing well in the lives of Dallas' youngest citizens. Susan Hoff, CEO of the Child Care Group in Dallas, says it's been a long journey to bring people around to this way of thinking.http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1356160... 1888 Columbus Convention Was One for the Ages- September 2, 2008 It's political convention time. The democrats met in Denver last week. The republicans are meeting in St. Paul this week. Columbus has seen its share of conventions, most of them non-political. Local historian and WOSU commentator Ed Lentz remembers one 19th century convention that had a lasting impact.http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1355351... |