Voices Across America

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Why Twitter could start winging its way to Texas

Elon Musk has already moved himself and many of his operations to the Lone Star State as California, and San Francisco in particular, have become business-unfriendly.

Opinion by Bill Whalen

Why my chickens are stuck in their coop

Avian flu has come to Oregon. So, my hens are grounded.

Opinion by Tove Danovich

Hail to mothers, even those who can’t let go of their college-age kids

Working daily with and on behalf of tens of thousands of other people’s children, as I do, one encounters moms who carry things a little far.

Opinion by Mitch Daniels

Why the J.D. Vance victory wasn’t all about Trump

The former president's backing came late, after early voting had already begun, and he praised all the Republican candidates.

Opinion by Mark R. Weaver

Coronavirus

My mother was dying of covid. Being poor made it so much worse.

Opinion by Bobbi Dempsey

After two pandemic years, ‘Folly chasing Death’ takes on a new Mardi Gras meaning

Opinion by Audrey McDonald Atkins

This year’s Super Bowl showcases the pandemic double standards that try our patience

Opinion by Bill Whalen

Newark teachers want schools to open Jan. 18 — but only if it can be done safely

Opinion by John M. Abeigon

Politics

Why the J.D. Vance victory wasn’t all about Trump

Opinion by Mark R. Weaver

The bottom line in Ohio? Trump wins.

Opinion by Gary Abernathy

Surprise, surprise: Florida leads the nation in Jan. 6 defendants

Opinion by Lizette Alvarez

My wife and I nearly didn’t vote. Then our guy won — by two votes.

Opinion by Robert Mann

Climate & Environment

Why climate resilience strategies won’t save Florida

Opinion by John Morales

‘Hank the Tank’ may sound like a joke, but he’s being set up for tragedy

Opinion by Julie Brown

If only city dwellers who love gray wolves knew what it’s like to live among apex predators

Opinion by Maddy Butcher

President Biden, please save our Native village’s life-sustaining waters — for our children’s sake

Opinion by John Kvasnikoff

Race & Identity

When you’re Black, whom do you trust with your life?

Opinion by Elaine Batchlor

When saving a symbol of white supremacy is a way to resist it

Opinion by Karen Attiah

Why Christina Yuna Lee’s homicide is personal to Asian American women like me

Opinion by Michelle Lee

Black history comes alive in Trump Country

Opinion by Gary Abernathy

Why Twitter could start winging its way to Texas

Opinion by Bill Whalen

Why my chickens are stuck in their coop

Opinion by Tove Danovich

Hail to mothers, even those who can’t let go of their college-age kids

Opinion by Mitch Daniels

Why the J.D. Vance victory wasn’t all about Trump

Opinion by Mark R. Weaver

The bottom line in Ohio? Trump wins.

Opinion by Gary Abernathy

Surprise, surprise: Florida leads the nation in Jan. 6 defendants

Opinion by Lizette Alvarez

My wife and I nearly didn’t vote. Then our guy won — by two votes.

Opinion by Robert Mann

The Education Department’s ‘fix’ for charter schools is misguided

Opinion by Jared Polis

How does Chicago’s once-gleaming Magnificent Mile get its luster back?

Opinion by Micheline Maynard

I’m a minor-league pitcher. Why can’t baseball pay a living wage?

Opinion by Simon Rosenblum-Larson

That ‘homeless person’ could be someone’s son. Mine, for instance.

Opinion by Shannon Jones

Can California’s 32-hour workweek bill lead the way for everyone else?

Opinion by Helaine Olen

Beware, party bosses, the rise of the unaffiliateds is coming for you

Opinion by Tony Woodlief

What I wish I’d known when I was 19 and had sex reassignment surgery

Opinion by Corinna Cohn

Unlikely, but here’s how Illinois could escape its fiscal abyss

Opinion by George F. Will

My mother was dying of covid. Being poor made it so much worse.

Opinion by Bobbi Dempsey

Why the pain of high gas prices hits so hard in the Midwest

Opinion by Micheline Maynard

California imitates the wrong Texas law when it comes to gun control

Opinion by Dan Morain

Let in every last Ukrainian who wants to come here

Opinion by Mitch Daniels

The free-speech choice I faced as a professor and father of a trans son

Opinion by Adam Briggle

Voices Across America

On-the-ground viewpoints and local angles on national issues, from Washington Post Opinions