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Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, January 23, 2019
During Energy Week 2018, Darron Scott, president and CEO of Kodiak Electric Association in Alaska, spoke about his island’s transition to nearly 100% renewable energy. This was done without rate increases to the members of the co-op. Hawaii is working toward a fossil free future by 2045. Across the U.S., over 100 counties, cities and
Kelli Smith | Thursday, November 1, 2018
A few months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in Sept. 2017, Marisel Moreno received an email. The email was addressed to her and Thomas F. Anderson, both professors of romance languages and literature. It invited them to speak about the impact Hurricane Maria had on Puerto Ricans in a series of informational videos. A
Raymond Ramirez | Wednesday, October 3, 2018
I’m going to go out on a limb here and take a position that might put me at odds with a number of mainstream Americans: sins are bad. You remember sins, don’t you? Those are the things we are “heartily sorry” for, whether they were sins of commission — “what I have done” — or
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
You do not stand in solidarity with those affected by natural disasters. On Sept. 20, Puerto Rico was hit with one of the most devastating hurricanes in the island’s history, Hurricane Maria. The scene that followed was horrific. Houses ceased to exist, families lost everything, and chaos ensued in the streets after 100 percent of
Letter to the Editor | Friday, September 29, 2017
Dear Notre Dame family, By now all of you have heard about the devastation that Hurricane María recently inflicted upon Puerto Rico. A week after María hit with a destructive force never before experienced on this small Caribbean island, most of its 3.5 million inhabitants — all of whom are U.S. citizens — are facing