by Mitch Carnell | Jan 13, 2011 | Opinion
Our democracy is a fragile thing. The noble experiment we call the United States rests on the principle of mutual respect for one another. The question is as old as we are as a nation: Are ordinary human beings capable of governing themselves? No other country has...
by Robert Parham | Jan 13, 2011 | Opinion
America’s moral discernment is as scrambled as the brain of the alleged Tucson shooter. After Jared Lee Loughner allegedly killed six people and wounded 14 others in a shooting spree in Arizona, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik addressed the national ethos...
by Randy Hyde | Jan 12, 2011 | Opinion
Saturday’s tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., has prompted sober reflection. Much of the response has centered around the partisan rhetoric that marks our political stage. The question is: Does that rhetoric invite this particular incident and others like it? I...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 12, 2011 | Opinion
The people we select as heroes tell a lot about ourselves. When our heroes triumph, we share their pride. When they fall, we feel betrayed. This is especially true in the realm of sports. Brett Favre, one of my football heroes, has decided (again) to retire, and the...
by Sean McKenzie | Jan 12, 2011 | Opinion
Georgia is not Arizona, and its values are not our values. On the issue of immigration, our highest ideals dictate that we act in a more humane fashion than Arizona has with its anti-immigration law. Here’s why: First is Southern hospitality and history. Country...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 12, 2011 | Opinion
A friend who owns a couple of worn-out-beyond-repair Bibles posed the question: “How do you dispose of an old Bible?” That’s a question worth asking. The Bible is the most published book of all time, a perennial best-seller, so there are bound to be...
