John Paradis

Nearly three years ago, in January 2023, a small group of about 15 people gathered for three days at the Heri…

Chances are that veterans this past week have heard a phrase of gratitude thanking them for their service. Wh…

Every act of resistance counts. Every principled action of dissent, no matter how small or large, can and wil…

In warfare, necropolitical decisions are made to justify killing people, both enemy combatants and civilians.…

President Trump and his MAGA movement don’t own patriotism or the American flag. Both belong to all of us. Re…

Whether it be 1940s Nazi Germany or today’s MAGA America, the good side of history relies on good people doin…

The Republicans are looking to dismantle the VA's integrated health care system and replace it with so-called…

We need a People’s Cabinet to give positive alternatives to Trump’s negative messages, whether it be attacks …

What will this land look like in 100 years? Except for infants and the very youngest children among us, we wo…

Here's a statistic that should get everyone's attention: The number of suicides in our country reached record…

We need symbols and reminders that we humans can be silly. Our lives are made of stories, the sillier the bet…

Commentator and veteran John Paradis says family members of veterans have also served. In fact they often con…

I couldn’t imagine a world without being silly. I think I do silly things like putting out perfectly good pum…

In 2022, when Washington bureaucrats thought it would be a good idea to close the VA medical center in Northa…

What we observed recently with Addison Mitchell McConnell III, however, shouldn’t be noteworthy in respect to…

The definition of hyperbole is an obvious and intentional exaggeration, or an extravagant statement or figure…

May is National Military Appreciation Month. Designated by Congress in 1999 to honor past and present militar…

First impressions are important. "I know what I don't know," says Dr. Jon Santiago at a recent meeting with v…

You couldn't find two completely different series to binge-watch than "Ted Lasso" and "Succession." Both star…

Our obsession with America’s darling NFL brand is deeply perverse.

On the day we meet, in late December, the thermometer was approaching 60 degrees and the ground was a muddy b…

At the Bittersweet Bakery and Café in South Deerfield recently, I met Chantal Joyeux-DuPuis and her good frie…

Netflix recently remade the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front," the latest and most gruesome film adaptat…

Like any good marathoner, the hospital’s staff is planning and preparing to expand with new rooms and new spa…