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A dish towel hangs loosely over the dishwasher handle.
Posted inOpinion

Marriage is a dish towel

Melissa Fletcher Stolje, columnist for the San Antonio Report, on Friday. by Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje January 10, 2023January 9, 2023

Opinion: The pandemic caused a surge in divorce filings, particularly among newly married couples. But can any marriage of humans be perfect?

Ludivine Varga crouches down next to her mother Marina as they collect trash from Olmos Creek during the annual Basura Bash cleanup day on Saturday.
Posted inEnvironment

Basura Bash: Time to grow San Antonio’s annual litter cleanup

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard February 20, 2022February 20, 2022
First Assistant City Attorney Liz Provencio speaks during collective bargaining negotiations between the City and police union in July.
Posted inOpinion

City should offer better wages if union stops backing bad cops

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard August 22, 2021August 22, 2021
Protesters at CPS Energy's headquarters display a sign opposing disconnections, rate hikes, and the use of coal in May.
Posted inOpinion

With federal money flowing to local governments, utility cutoffs shouldn’t be inevitable

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard August 8, 2021August 9, 2021
A woman holds up a sign that reads "Texas Voters Matter" as cards pass by on Market Street. The "Save Our Democracy" rally was hosted by SATX Indivisible in front of the entrance to the Lila Cockrell Theather.
Posted inOpinion

Civics lesson: In Texas, the history of suppressing the vote is a long one

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard July 4, 2021July 5, 2021
The Texas State Capitol in Austin.
Posted inOpinion

State leaders and legislators: The path worst taken

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
Governor Greg Abbott address members of the media during a press conference outside of the Freeman Coliseum where more than 1,600 migrant children are being held. Texas Rangers stood in a line behind the Governor during the press conference.
Posted inOpinion

Gov. Abbott: San Antonio is not a city to send migrant children packing

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard April 11, 2021April 11, 2021
A student runs through the hallways of Democracy Prep at Stewart Elementary.
Posted inOpinion

The choice for SAISD voters: stay the course or backslide

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard April 4, 2021April 4, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Stopping the shielding of bad cops, not defunding the police, is on the May 1 ballot

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard March 28, 2021March 28, 2021
Posted inOpinion

San Antonio caught in the embarrassing gender inequality in US sports

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

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