by Mitch Carnell | May 6, 2013 | Opinion
The picture of President Obama standing with the four living former U.S. presidents at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas is a grand statement for us, and the rest of the world, as to whom we are. No one had to die for any one of them...
by Mitch Carnell | Apr 11, 2013 | Opinion
When Pope Francis kissed Dominic Gondreau, a boy with cerebral palsy, on Easter Sunday, he sent a powerful message that needs to be amplified over and over again. God loves all children – those who are well and those who have some challenging condition. Pope Francis...
by Mitch Carnell | Apr 3, 2013 | Opinion
I am a product of small-town public schools. As the battles rage over what is wrong with our schools and what makes for a good teacher, I think much can be learned from studying my hometown. Woodruff, S.C., is a small, cotton mill town in the Piedmont region. In my...
by Mitch Carnell | Nov 19, 2012 | Opinion
The Price House, built in 1795, is a historic site in Spartanburg County in South Carolina. My great-grandparents owned the property. My parents as a young couple did much of their courting there. My son, Michael, drove Carol and me there to celebrate the historical...
by Mitch Carnell | Nov 5, 2012 | Opinion
The tragedy of Billy Graham’s endorsement of Mitt Romney is not Graham’s choice for president of the United States. It would be the same had he endorsed President Obama. The tragedy is that he made an endorsement at all. His removal of Mormonism from his...