It’s time to power off screens in schools

One of the consistent complaints about today’s younger generations is the lack of focus and expectation of instant (usually digital) gratification. This lack of focused attention is often cited as a contributing factor to our toxic online spaces, shallow national discourse, the lack of work ethic and many other social ills.

Letter to the editor: Artificial Intelligence has plenty of drawbacks

While fears of imminent catastrophe caused by Artificial Intelligence may be overblown (at least in the immediate future), as suggested in your recent series, its impacts are already significant and representative of a worldview that is incredibly dehuman … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Reducing energy consumption is a good path forward

At the end of last year I finally took the plunge and purchased an electric car. I have felt conflicted about the purchase ever since.

Letter to the editor: Education goals need rethinking

Despite usually approving school budgets without question, I must admit that, when I walked into the voting booth this Tuesday, my pen briefly hovered over the “no” oval for the 2025 ACSD budget.