by Ron Crawford | Jan 19, 2011 | Opinion
In eulogizing victims of the Arizona shootings, President Obama urged Americans “to use words that heal, not wound.” In the days since the shooting, political pundits have used the tragedy to forward their own political agenda. Thus, the left has called...
by Joe Phelps | Jan 19, 2011 | Opinion
Last week a man walked hesitantly into the church office asking for help to get to Cincinnati. He was just released from University Hospital and showed the plastic ID bracelet on his wrist. He’d been shot a few weeks earlier while working as a bouncer at a local...
by Michael Ruffin | Jan 18, 2011 | Opinion
My wife and I are responsible, adult human beings – and have been for a long time. So, when we got married in June 1978, one of the first things we did was take out a health insurance policy with one of America’s leading insurers. Since then we have had health...
by Robert Parham | Jan 18, 2011 | Opinion
Goodwill faith leaders must put taxation on the moral agenda of houses of faith. To continue avoiding the topic and denying the good that derives from a just tax system is morally irresponsible. Lord knows we’ve avoided the topic and denied the need for tax...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 17, 2011 | Opinion
The Lion King is back in town at the Durham Performing Arts Center. I was happy to see it again last week after having seen it once before on Broadway. And, being a parent, I’ve watched the movie version several times. Every time I see it, I’m...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Jan 17, 2011 | Opinion
One of the characters in the film “The Social Network” delivers what is intended as a generation-defining line: “We lived on farms, then we lived in cities, and now we’re gonna live on the Internet.” A scary thought. What kind of life is...
