by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 31, 2017 | Opinion
More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is good for plants. This argument is asserted in various forms by individuals and groups seeking to diminish the negative impacts of climate change and to push back against any current (or proposed) regulations to mitigate its...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 19, 2017 | Opinion
The number of 5- to 19-year-olds who are obese will outnumber those who are moderately or severely underweight by 2022 if current trends continue. This projection in a mid-October World Health Organization (WHO)-Imperial College London report caught me off guard. I...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 9, 2017 | News
Baptist leaders praised the final version of a rule, released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Oct. 5, that seeks to end “debt traps” within the payday loan industry. Stephen K. Reeves, associate coordinator of partnerships and...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 3, 2017 | Opinion
Civil public discourse is becoming a lost art. This negative trend is exacerbated by social media platforms on which anyone, anywhere, anytime can express their opinion (informed, uninformed or misinformed) and where diatribe is replacing discussion....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 21, 2017 | News
More than half (3.5 million) of all school-aged refugees (6.4 million) did not attend school in 2016, according to a U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) report released on Sept. 12. The percentage of refugee children with access to primary schooling increased 11...
