by James L. Evans | Apr 24, 2008 | Opinion
Do you know which professional group in the United States experiences the highest rate of suicide? According to the most recent edition of Newsweek magazine, the highest rate of suicide in our country, higher than among any other professional group, occurs among...
by James L. Evans | Apr 18, 2008 | Opinion
Chris Hedges has lived an interesting life so far. He is a graduate of Harvard divinity school and once considered a career in the ministry. He eventually ended up in journalism where he served for two decades as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, The...
by James L. Evans | Apr 11, 2008 | Opinion
There have been a lot of numbers thrown about recently regarding the cost of the war in Iraq. The estimates now suggest the war will run through trillions of dollars. It’s difficult for me to think about the war in those terms, not because the numbers are so...
by James L. Evans | Apr 8, 2008 | Opinion
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival is currently offering an exceptional production of Tom Dudzick’s humorous play, “Over the Tavern.” The story line is about a Catholic family in the 1950s that literally lives over a tavern. The characters, Chester and...
by James L. Evans | Mar 27, 2008 | Opinion
I know it’s not new, I guess I am just more aware of it. But it does seem to be more prevalent. I am talking about anger and hate filled language spoken from American pulpits. The most recent high profile example is Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Sen. Barack...
