by Michael Helms | Aug 29, 2008 | Opinion
Recently, presidents of about 100 of the nation’s best-known colleges and universities called on lawmakers to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. Their reasoning is akin to that surrounding the law of prohibition of years gone by: the drinking age is...
by Michael Helms | Aug 26, 2008 | Opinion
By now the Bigfoot story is no longer big news. It was all a big hoax. What puzzles me is how the claim of two North Georgia men finding a dead Bigfoot in the mountains ever became big news. USA Today carried the story on the front page of their online edition. It had...
by Michael Helms | Jul 24, 2008 | Opinion
It’s not unusual to get a phone call and be asked, “Are you busy?” Now that question is tricky. Of course I stay busy. If I’m in the office, I’m not doing crossword puzzles. However, I know the question is a courteous one. The caller...
by Michael Helms | Apr 25, 2008 | Opinion
Scientists are in wide agreement that global warming is real. Carbon dioxide and methane gases have increased in our atmosphere over the years and scientists believe these are mostly to blame for the warming phenomena which are causing more frequent extreme weather,...
by Michael Helms | Aug 9, 2007 | Opinion
From age 25 to age 30, I worked as a youth minister. It was my job to stay on top of youth culture. Sometimes I became an important link between teenagers and their parents. At times I felt like an interpreter, helping parents understand teenagers who didn’t...
