by John D. Pierce | Jan 12, 2010 | Opinion
Do high schools still choose superlatives? Has anyone gone back to see if those deemed “most likely to succeed” turned out OK?My friend who was voted “neatest” (a cool ’70s term for “best dressed” — as if anyone in that decade...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 9, 2010 | Opinion
While celebrating the current methods of instant communication, I have learned not to assume too much. Breakdowns still occur. Email is wonderful though not completely reliable. I sent a message to someone in Richmond on Sept. 15 — the day before flying up there. Upon...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 7, 2010 | Opinion
Intellectual discourse is not the only route to profundity. Eavesdropping on the conversations of children is one good way to gain fresh insights.The little notebooks of ideas and illustrations for writing and speaking that I fill have a good representation of...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 5, 2010 | Opinion
My friend, Kyle Matthews, was showing me around the beautiful facilities of the First Baptist Church of Greenville, S.C., just before Christmas. When we came up on this columbarium, I snapped a quick photo.Driving away it dawned on me that this was the third Baptist...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 2, 2010 | Opinion
During this bowl season I have enjoyed the steady diet of college football sandwiched in between commercials. However, the media timeouts have allowed me to read about one sport while watching another.Two friends gave me wonderful baseball books for Christmas. The one...
