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Newspaper
Holland Sentinel
Location
Holland, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2013
Page
6
The Holland Sentinel presents a community forum page with unsigned editorials and letters indicating the paper’s stance while noting that other commentaries, letters, and cartoons reflect individual writers. Readers may write to columnists via The Sentinel.
The piece traces Gettysburg as a turning point in Civil War history and argues choices matter. It contrasts strategic aims and broader outcomes from Antietam to Gettysburg, noting Lincoln, Lee, and Guelzo’s perspectives on agency versus impersonal forces. The text discusses Faulkner’s reference to possibility and the role of emancipation in democracy. It ends with George Will’s contact cue.
Community columnist Bob Ashby argues the Supreme Court failed to defend traditional marriage in Hollingsworth v Perry and United States v Windsor. He warns that limiting rulings to federal benefits creates state level conflict, undermines citizen-led initiatives, and fuels intolerance while challenging the notion of constitutional marriage.
The Holland Sentinel invites readers to cast a vote on whether some form of national service should be compulsory for young Americans after reviewing the Supreme Court's decision on Defense of Marriage Act provisions. Visit holland sentinel dot com to participate.
A reader thanks Jack Plakke for a June 24 Sentinel letter criticizing Gov. Rick Snyder. The writer argues taxes favor corporations, cites lost retirement protections, mentions Roosevelt era programs, and warns voters ahead of midterm elections with a call to wake up.
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