by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 17, 2011 | Opinion
Angkor Wat rises from the Cambodian jungle like a city of ancient towers, and though its name means “temple city,” its only permanent residents were the gods. Built over an 80-year period beginning in the early 12th century and never completely finished,...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 16, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce The State of Georgia has made the biggest, unnecessary mess out of launching a new car tag design. The Department of Revenue screwed up the contest by displaying some of the final-eight tag designs with “In God We Trust” at the bottom (where...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 15, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce My Friday proofreading will be through blurry, blurry eyes. I really, really didn’t want to go to Atlanta tonight. (Oh, I guess that would be last night now.) But daughter Abigail really, really did. She had won VIP and Meet & Greet tickets...
by Ricky Creech | Jul 15, 2011 | Opinion
I am sick of the media attention surrounding the Caylee Anthony death. Once again the media feeds us an unhealthy diet of drama, and we sit captivated. “Why?” I asked myself. Why are we so intrigued by this story and outraged over the decision of the jury?...
by James L. Evans | Jul 15, 2011 | Opinion
In March, a group known as the Committee on Bible Translation released a new edition of the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. The first edition, released in 1984, has been one of the best-selling translations of the Bible in centuries – second only to the...
by Ernest Izard | Jul 15, 2011 | Opinion
I remember people talking about how a recovering drunk can get on a bandwagon about his or her sobriety. Well, I guess I am falling into that pattern as a recovering food addict. In the past nine months, I have regained my health by dropping 75 pounds through a safe...
