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From the editor: ​​This is not the America my father fought for.

The originalist justices are missing a central, essential point: Democracy evolves.

Your lawn would really rather be a meadow

Shouldn’t we move to a new aesthetic? In the short term, we could stop fertilizing with harmful chemicals; we could stop watering with a resource that could best be used elsewhere; and we could mow less, letting the natural plants return to our yards. And we could leave our grass clippings where they fall to help stem climate change.

Every child accepted. Every child supported.

Guilderland students a quarter of a century ago joined a battle that still must be carried through today.

There is a reason. In fact, there are two.

Kenneth’s Army could continue its work against child abuse under a different name as Kenneth’s young sisters have requested since they say use of his name and picture hurts them. They’ve been hurt enough.

From the editor: Unexpected gifts and everyday miracles

I felt the Guilderland students understood that, in the United States of America, our greatest strength lies in our diversity. They understood this even though many of them were hurting because of the prejudices they had suffered. Despite their pain — or maybe because of it — they had the courage to speak.