Thursday, 5 March 2026

Category: Opinion

Lackadaisical leadership

When voting is glorified as a panacea, people become lackadaisical in preserving their rights. — James Bovard, American author An uncomfortable paradox standing ready for

An evening at the food fair

“Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love.”.  – Italian American chef, entrepreneur, writer, and television

It’s not all gold medals

I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back

A lesson in shifting the narrative

No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It’s because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand –

The Green Sprout

By Maya Green The Green SproutIn the nightThough moonlessThere is light The Green SproutIn the nightIts light is not in doubtSeen only by those with

The First Lie

By Maya Green Beware the first lieFor it bites the sharpestIt creeps in unnoticedAlmost innocently The victim is an easy preyUnaware and absent mindedlyTargeted by

That Hour

By Maya Green I have the whole streetAll to my selfI stand here on my two feetBut not all by my self It’s that time