by Britt Towery | Jun 18, 2007 | Opinion
If we can allow our military to sacrifice their very lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, why are the rest of us not more involved? If the soldiers’ families continue to be devastated in such an endless carnage, why are our lives so little affected? Is it too...
by Britt Towery | Jun 7, 2007 | Opinion
One Saturday night that seems like centuries ago, a phone call came from a woman who said she was secretary to Col. Harlan Sanders. I thought it was a joke by one of my colleagues. She went on to say the colonel was in town and wondered if he could worship with us...
by Britt Towery | May 22, 2007 | Opinion
There is no month like the month of May. April showers bring May flowers. On the first day of May, 50 years ago, we got more than flowers. Our ship, the S.S. President Wilson, docked that day beside the Sea Terminal in Hong Kong harbor. Now, half a century has passed,...
by Britt Towery | May 1, 2007 | Opinion
There is coming on the scene a more efficient, though expensive, way to wage war from the skies–the drone aircraft, the Predator. The Predator is the product of the small, privately owned San Diego General Atomics Aeronautical System. It’s a great way to...
by Britt Towery | Apr 23, 2007 | Opinion
When the TV news outlets get their teeth into a story they really go overboard, chewing it for all it’s worth. They did this recently with Anna Nicole Smith’s death, day after day, with items and guesses about the blonde bombshell from Mexia, Texas, who...
