by John D. Pierce | Dec 11, 2010 | Opinion
By John Pierce For a brief moment today I was 10 years old again. Mesmerized by the animated window displays at Miller Brothers Department Store in Chattanooga and soaking up all the excitement of the Christmas season, and wondering how to spend the whole quarter my...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 8, 2010 | Opinion
By John Pierce Thirty years ago, a group of Berry College students and I spent a week in Harlem working with children and assisting in a ministry center down on the Lower East Side. Each night, after our various adventures in NYC, we would gather at the corner of West...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 7, 2010 | Opinion
By John Pierce The day Sky King came to town is a special childhood memory. Not often could a youngster meet a real, television hero in person. So my family paid a visit to Brainerd Village, a popular retail destination beyond the downtown Chattanooga department...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 30, 2010 | Opinion
By John Pierce A few recurring themes seem to surface when reading published opinion pieces or casual individual online postings. In fact, much of what is heard these days fits into three categories. In a sense, these are obvious observations. One: Life moves...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 23, 2010 | Opinion
By John Pierce Like most everything else, Internet technology has its downside. But it can serve as a connecting point that crosses miles and years. Today, I find joy in continued relationships — in person and online — built over more than a half-century. Friends from...
