by Robert Parham | May 25, 2005 | Opinion
Thumbs up for the courage to compromise. Thumbs down for the arrogance of power. Fourteen Republican and Democratic senators reached a compromise agreement Monday night on judicial nominees, dampening the heated ideological conflict in Washington. Minority rights were...
by Robert Parham | May 18, 2005 | Opinion
“Some secrets are hidden from health,” wrote John Updike in his poem “Fever.” I have experienced the truth of Updike’s observation. My excellent health kept me from seeing some things—things that became secrets of sort. One relates to my...
by Robert Parham | May 13, 2005 | Opinion
“How much do you think this bottle of pills costs?” asked my wife, several days after I had returned home from a month in the hospital for the treatment of acute leukemia. I was stunned when she told me the price for a 30-day prescription was more than...
by Robert Parham | May 4, 2005 | Opinion
When my wife told me that I had spent a month in the hospital for treatment for acute leukemia, I was stunned. The time lapse had never computed. I had lost track of time, even though the hospital staff wrote every day the date on a marker board in my room. One of my...
by Robert Parham | Apr 22, 2005 | Opinion
I lost over 40 pounds. I lost my energy and endurance. I lost my hair. I lost a good deal of memory of a month of hospitalization. What I lost physically, I more than gained spiritually. I gained a deeper awareness of God’s blessing in my life. My two-month...
