by Michael Ruffin | Aug 15, 2008 | Opinion
We have an interesting and kind of scary political discussion going on here in my home state of Georgia. Bill 89 became law on July 1. The new law allows someone with a firearms license to carry House a gun into a state park, onto mass transit or into a restaurant...
by Michael Ruffin | Jul 4, 2008 | Opinion
We’re observing Religious Liberty Sunday on July 6. I struggle every year with how to handle it, and I am struggling more than usual this year. I’m not sure why. It may be because this is a presidential election year, and I’m perhaps overly sensitive...
by Michael Ruffin | Jul 1, 2008 | Opinion
For someone who has never had a life-threatening illness or injury, I feel like I am well acquainted with death. My first experience with death was, as is the case with many children, the loss of a beloved pet. Ruff, a big black collie and something or other mix, had...
by Michael Ruffin | Jun 18, 2008 | Opinion
Last Friday, a judge in Lake County, Illinois granted the petition of 57-year-old Steve Kreuscher to change his name to In God We Trust. His legal first name is now “In God” and his legal last name is “We Trust.” According to the AP article...
by Michael Ruffin | Jun 11, 2008 | Opinion
The actor who portrayed George Bailey in the classic 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life” died on Friday. Now some are thinking, “Wait a minute—Jimmy Stewart died a long time ago.” Stewart in fact died in 1997. Stewart, who is numbered along...
