Most often, the world of human interaction provides a lot of entertaining topics for commentators such as me to rant about. Usually these topics are important, timely, and relevant. Occasionally they are less important but at least interesting or entertaining enough to spend time talking about.

The Commentary section in our paper, although the smallest, has the distinction of tackling some of the biggest issues on our collective minds. These editorials are designed to spur discussion and get people talking, and in the process hopefully see difficult subjects from new points of view. Here are our top ten commentaries from 2019.

I wouldn’t say I’m Walmart’s biggest fan. In fact, I dread shopping there for a number of reasons, including their reputation for supply-chain bullying and questionable ethics in product sourcing.

This Solstice, I dance with 11 incredible, magickal we’moon (think: “women,” but non-binary and certainly wild, in the best sense of the word). There are 12 of us, one for each month of the year.

It’s that time of year again, when Main Street’s angels and bells are lit up and holiday music fills the car. Every weekend is filled with another party or gathering where tables are overflowing with tasty treats. Christmas is here!

It would seem we have entered a season in the development of our civilization, or at least our democracy, where the default method of raising awareness is to rally crowds. From climate change to indigenous rights, the production of signs and the gathering of people to hold them rivals what we saw during the 1960s. The messages are clear, concise, and well supported by the backbone of social media.