Kqeds Perspectives

Hanna Clements-Hart misses her church community, hobbled by the pandemic.

When law school student Dan Noel faces tough moments, he hears the voices of teachers who have been his guides.

The psychological stress of the pandemic is producing a rash of insomniacs, even the formerly sound-sleeping Richard Levitt.

Many Chinatown businesses have not survived the pandemic and with them many of Larry Jin Lee's family memories.

Dr. Antonio Gomez was the first in San Francisco to get a COVID vaccine shot, but he's focused now on getting the vaccine to undeserved communities.

Tamar Serna defies every stereotype of the corporate accountant.

Conventional wisdom favors delaying gratification. Richard Chow isn't convinced.

A native amphibian fascinates Michael Ellis.

YR Media's Adan Barrera rejects cultural stereotypes and goes the extra mile to treat his girlfriend right.

A wave of corporate departures has Joe Epstein worried about the future of Bay Area business.

For Denise Lewis, the COVID vaccine she administers is a shot of hope to both her clients and herself.

His family's liberal credentials are impeccable, but Kelly Gleason is proud to fly his American flag.

Richard Friedlander says it time for an addition to the Bill of Rights — a Bill of Responsibilities.

Sandhya Acharya contemplates being a good loser – on the playground and in politics. Some time back, I was witness to a kids’ plank showdown. Timers were set, poses struck, seconds counted. But when it came time to declare the winner, a chorus of voices, including my son’s, broke out into complaints. “My jacket slowed me down!” “He moved!” “I wasn’t ready!” I watched from the sidelines, cringing. A question troubled me. Are we raising good losers? On Jan 6, 2021, we saw the damage a bad loser could do. Trump lost the 2020 election. He didn’t like losing. He made many accusations, but they were all disproven with facts. Then he incited his supporters, who turned into an angry mob that desecrated the Capitol, a historic symbol of American democracy. Five people died. Ironically, at the same time, we also saw the culmination of what a good loser could do in the 2020 Georgia elections. In 2018, Stacey Abrams lost the gubernatorial election in Georgia. She didn’t like losing. She raised many issues and supported t

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau talks about what the word inauguration it has to do with our feathered friends.

Li Miao Lovett remembers how the Civil Rights Movement helped to diversify America.

Elizabeth Scarboro knows it takes hope to power through a pandemic's many side effects.

Richard Swerdlow says school children and members of Congress now have something in common neither welcomes.

While watching a mob storm the Capitol, Angela Omulepu bakes an apple pie.

Language, family and history weigh on Dan Lieberman as he mulls the prospects for a new year.