Diane Lopez Hughes

While vacationing in Flagstaff earlier this month, I was heartened to discover that if the new, repressive immigration law takes effect in Arizona today, that fair city won’t be snooping at shoes or using other creative means to guess immigration status. In much of the rest of Arizona, however, the controversial SB 1070 will make […]

Last week, 150 people from across the country completed an 11-day fast to bring attention to the Obama Administration’s broken promise to shut down Guantanamo within one year. The promise was made on the first day of his presidency, Jan. 22, 2009. I’m afraid it will stand historically as a sad symbol of hopeful intentions […]

Untitled Document More than 100 good neighbors attended a Cool Town Meeting on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the home of another good neighbor, First Presbyterian Church. Along with Saturday’s rally outside the federal building, the meeting was Springfield’s response to the national “Step It Up 2007: National Day of Climate Action” effort. In addition to […]