by John D. Pierce | Jan 23, 2010 | Opinion
A big dose of inspiration came my way this week while visiting Montgomery. Shirley Cherry, a retired school teacher and volunteer tour guide, showed me through the parsonage that was bombed on Jan. 30, 1956.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the young pastor of Dexter Avenue...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 21, 2010 | Opinion
Fortunately, my “roses” file is much larger than the one marked “stones.” That is, I receive many more affirming letters than negative ones.But those letters of disagreement can be instructive. They are also the expected result of putting my...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 19, 2010 | Opinion
News shows, last night and this morning, were abuzz over the special election being held in Massachusetts today to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy. Many assumed the election in a heavily Democratic state would be a shoe-in for Attorney General...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 16, 2010 | Opinion
The death toll is still growing and projections of loss remain largely guesswork some three full days since a major earthquake hit the capital of Haiti. Despite logistical challenges, help is pouring in from many places.Two former U.S. presidents with divergent...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 14, 2010 | Opinion
The scale of destruction and the degree of suffering caused by the massive earthquake in Haiti are too great to overstate. Local eyewitnesses and reporters struggle for words — like “unimaginable” and “sobering” — to describe the scene.Such...
