by John D. Pierce | Apr 29, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Wednesday’s devastating storms severely damaged the new Ringgold High School. Well, it was “new” when my classmates and I moved in for our senior year in the fall of ’73. As a Catoosa County, Ga., native with family and friends...
by Larry Greenfield | Apr 29, 2011 | Opinion
Attorneys general and state’s attorneys across the nation must think they’ve been given special selective powers by the post-resurrection Jesus. How else can we explain why they decided to forgive the sins of those who have inflicted great suffering across...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 29, 2011 | Opinion
Back in the day, “The Wonderful World of Disney” came on every Sunday night, showing one half of a Disney movie over two Sundays. One of my favorites was “Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus.” It was the story of a boy who ran away from...
by Martin Marty | Apr 28, 2011 | Opinion
“Atlas Shrugged,” viewed by reviewers of most stripes as being appallingly appalling, is drawing crowds of devotees, and it has champions on the right, including the Religious Right. Support for this film, based on the Ayn Rand perennial best-seller,...
by Ircel Harrison | Apr 28, 2011 | Opinion
On more than one occasion, I have talked with individuals who were asked to be part of “listening sessions” that turned out to be something else entirely. As stakeholders in an organization, they were invited to give their opinions about how effective the...
by Robert Parham | Apr 28, 2011 | Opinion
Fabricate facts. Testify to threats. Take a stand against problems that don’t exist. That’s the three-step tango to introducing bills in state legislatures. Take Texas state Rep. Leo Berman (R-Tyler), who introduced a bill to ban Shariah law from use in...
