by Cliff Vaughn | Mar 31, 2011 | Opinion
Some legislators want to defund U.S. public broadcasting. If that happens, one organization that would be affected is StoryCorps. Since 2003, StoryCorps has recorded and archived more than 30,000 interview sessions with ordinary Americans and, significantly, archived...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 30, 2011 | Opinion
I’ve been thinking about tulips lately, partly because some bulbs I planted several years ago finally got the right combination of weather or fertilizer to bloom. I’ve been watching them each day, noticing how the flowers close at night and remain closed...
by Mitch Carnell | Mar 30, 2011 | Opinion
The cashier and I were concluding our discussion about the “Say Something Nice” button I was wearing when I handed one to the man who had just walked up. “Fat chance,” he said looking at the button. “Those guys in Washington set a bad...
by Mark Woods | Mar 29, 2011 | Opinion
British forces are in action in Libya in a campaign that has the potential to be hugely divisive. No war has ever had the universal support of the population, and one of the burdens of government is that our leaders have to make unpopular decisions. But the broad...
by Robert Parham | Mar 29, 2011 | Opinion
General Electric was once a household name. Now it’s synonymous with mastering the tax-avoidance game. If one thinks that the price of membership in the world’s greatest democracy requires corporations to pay their fair share of taxes, then General...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 28, 2011 | Opinion
Attending the North Carolina Baptist Women in Ministry and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship meetings in Asheville reminded me why it’s important to have such meetings. We need to do business occasionally, and that went well. We like to worship together, and all...
