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CommentaryA tribute to the Monitor’s ‘everything editor’There are leaders who encourage their team to be more than the sum of its parts. The Monitor newsroom has benefitted from one such leader for over 30 years.
CommentaryFinding the power to fuel our connected worldMassive data processing warehouses are gobbling up land to support “the cloud.” This is a story about progress, balance – and all of us.
CommentaryMaking sense of disruptionThe Trump administration’s actions tend to incite immediate fear from critics or jubilation from supporters. In reality, it is too soon to tell what lasting impact of his policies will have on the country.
CommentaryAmid a torrent of news, eddies of calmIn the first months of 2025, important news from the U.S. political sphere has dominated the headlines. But equally as critical are the stories that don't plaster the front page.
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CommentaryA new editor, an enduring commitmentThe Monitor’s new editor details the organization’s steadfast commitment to truth and the vision of founder Mary Baker Eddy “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.”
CommentaryNow showing: The finest movie house memoriesStreaming has made it easier than ever to watch Oscar-nominated films. But there's still nothing like piling into a community movie house.
CommentaryTraining for a job you hope never to performAt a nuclear training facility in Wyoming, Monitor reporters stepped into the world of America’s nuclear missileers – and were confronted with a lesson in empathy.
CommentaryAn opening in Syria for journalistsAccess to Syria for Western journalists was always complicated. Now, journalists are entering the country by the hundreds – and wondering what the future of press freedom will look like under a new government.
CommentaryWhen reporters become part of the storyAs wildfires ripped across California, Monitor journalists who live in Greater Los Angeles share their own experiences of a historic conflagration.
CommentaryWhat matters most in disaster reportingIt might seem glib to use words like “hope” and “resilience” in reporting on natural disasters. But a Monitor journalist’s job is to make those qualities as real to readers as the heartbreak.
CommentaryInauguration Day’s range of emotionsDonald Trump is just the second American president in history to score another term after losing his first reelection attempt. On the cusp of Inauguration Day, one thing is clear: the Trump era is far from over.
CommentaryWhen a holiday chore becomes a treasureFamily traditions that feel more of a burden than a gift sometimes take time to reveal their magic.
CommentaryThe fabric of Lebanon’s resilienceConflict has displaced thousands of Lebanese people in recent months. But war does not define the soul of the country, nor the resilience of its people.
CommentaryFaith, education, and the challenge facing AmericaChristian teachings are increasingly finding their way into public education, raising the question: should the government be employed to stop the decline of religious belief in America?
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