by Larry Greenfield | Jul 22, 2011 | Opinion
Those pushing for small government these days are doing a good job of keeping their utter joy under wraps. Most of the time, the rest of us see these folks lamenting the growth of government. They make pledges not to raise taxes or the debt ceiling as a way of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 22, 2011 | Opinion
Less than a mile from Angkor Thom lie the ruins of Ta Prohm, perhaps the most photogenic of all the temples near Siem Reap, in northern Cambodia. Like the Bayon temple at Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm was built by the iconic king Jayavarman VII as a monument to Mahayana...
by Bruce Prescott | Jul 21, 2011 | Opinion
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is using her bully pulpit to call Oklahomans to prayforrain. More than 40 percent of Oklahoma is experiencing an exceptional drought, the most severe category measured by climatologists. Currently, 58 percent of Oklahoma is facing either an...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 20, 2011 | Opinion
A hundred years after the heyday of Angkor Wat, the Khmer capital of ancient Cambodia was overrun in a surprise attack by a people called the Chams. A new king, Jayavarman VII (1181-1219), rose to power by successfully evicting the interlopers. To celebrate and...
by Robert Parham | Jul 20, 2011 | Opinion
Al Gore told members of The Climate Project in a July conference call, “Reality is on our side.” He announced the rebranding of the organization from The Climate Project to TheClimateRealityProject, and he unveiled a globalrealityevent set for Sept. 14-15,...
by Mark Woods | Jul 20, 2011 | Opinion
“The poor you will always have with you,” Jesus said. For most of Christian history, that has been regarded either as a statement of melancholy but unalterable truth or as a declaration of divine intent: “The rich man in his castle, the poor man at...
