by Monty Self | Jan 24, 2010 | Opinion
Like so many Americans, I have been glued to the television and its images from Haiti. On a coffee break, I watched first responders pull people out of the rubble. With my heart broken at the sight of such profound human suffering, a gentleman leaned over to me and...
by Britt Towery | Jan 24, 2010 | Opinion
When you hear a whistle in a football game, you know somebody did something wrong. It’s the same way in the real world. A whistle-blower is a person who raises a concern about wrongdoing in an organization. Usually, this person is from that organization. This...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 23, 2010 | Opinion
A big dose of inspiration came my way this week while visiting Montgomery. Shirley Cherry, a retired school teacher and volunteer tour guide, showed me through the parsonage that was bombed on Jan. 30, 1956.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the young pastor of Dexter Avenue...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 22, 2010 | Opinion
Thursday’s Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited political spending by corporations may turn out to be George W. Bush’s greatest victory, one that could tilt the political landscape in dramatic ways.The former president managed to get the U.S. into two...
by Mike Parnell | Jan 21, 2010 | Opinion
Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have published best-selling books that speak to their belief that faith and religion poison society. But what would a world devoid of faith and religion look like – a world where all the Bibles have been taken and burned. ...
by Alfonso Wieland | Jan 21, 2010 | Opinion
Let’s talk about demons. The Christian Spanish reached America at the end of the 15th century, a discovery that fit their ambitions well. A gruesome killing ensued, led by Christopher Columbus’ troops against the original population living on the island...
