by John D. Pierce | Nov 2, 2010 | Opinion
Barnwell Chapel at Berry CollegeIt was in a litany a few years ago that I first recall hearing the phrase “a good kind of tired.” It caught my attention. Not all work is enjoyable. Some tasks just have to be done. And most of us, unless pampered throughout life,...
by David F. D'Amico | Nov 2, 2010 | Opinion
My foreign-born accent gives me away in America like some characters in the Old Testament – those who were caught as spies because they could not pronounce some words in the proper dialect. Being an immigrant in the United States for more than 50 years, and having...
by Karen Spears Zacharias | Nov 2, 2010 | Opinion
I couldn’t tell if he was making a confession or if he was bragging. The man looked up from the computer screen from where he was surfing the net and announced very matter-of-factly, “I manage this bookstore but I don’t read.” Why would you...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 1, 2010 | Opinion
A recent Associated Press article provided the disturbing news that a group of retired military chaplains are claiming that repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy would be a violation of their religious freedom. What? The high-profile...
by Chris Robertson | Nov 1, 2010 | Opinion
As the U.S. economy fights to improve, things simply aren’t as comfortable as they once were. Americans aren’t accustomed to our current economic situation, and we can’t seem to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. This makes sense because our...
by Wendell Griffen | Nov 1, 2010 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This column is a response to the recent report, “Tea Party Nationalism: A Critical Examination of the Tea Party Movement and the Size, Scope, and Focus of Its National Factions.” Tea Party leaders often deny being motivated by racial...
