by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 8, 2010 | Opinion
When a large dam holding back a massive reservoir of highly alkaline waste from a Hungarian aluminum plant burst on Monday, the red sludge tore through villages and killed several people before finding its way into local rivers that feed into the Danube. Three days...
by Mike Parnell | Oct 8, 2010 | Opinion
Some people have great ideas but lack what it takes to make them something more than a notion in their heads. And some people can take your idea and make it into something you never dreamed it to be. Mark Zuckerberg, billionaire CEO of the social networking site...
by James L. Evans | Oct 8, 2010 | Opinion
An Oklahoma church may be in jeopardy of losing its tax-exempt status. Ironically, that is exactly what the pastor wants. Fairview Baptist Church pastor Paul Blair deliberately broke the law on Sunday, Sept. 26, by endorsing a candidate for governor from the pulpit....
by John D. Pierce | Oct 7, 2010 | Opinion
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could have far-reaching implications concerning First Amendment freedoms. The case involves the family of a slain Marine and those sick-minded persons who protest military funerals — with signs like...
by Monty Self | Oct 7, 2010 | Opinion
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius apologized last week to the Guatemalan people for gross ethics violations committed by U.S. researchers in the 1940s. From 1946-48, a team of researchers attempted to ascertain the...
by Bill Wilson | Oct 7, 2010 | Opinion
Healthy churches hear good preaching. Few would disagree with such a statement. However, the definition of good preaching is about as easy to agree upon as is good taste in fashion. Our definition of good preaching usually reflects our point of view and the...
