by Laura Seay | Nov 18, 2009 | Opinion
If you’re in the United States, you no doubt noticed that Nov. 10 marked the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of “Sesame Street.” Memories of watching this public broadcast program as children is something that almost all Americans have in...
by Trey Lyon | Nov 18, 2009 | Opinion
The execution of the Washington area sniper, John Allen Muhammad, on Nov. 10 was attended by the families of Muhammad’s apparently random victims. As scholars and theologians continue to examine the moral, religious and societal implications of capital...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 17, 2009 | Opinion
Years of daily writing and editing can be damaging to the brain. One tends to notice things others might ignore. While helping my youngest brother buy a new cell phone at the Walmart in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., recently, I asked the electronics clerk when the company...
by Mark Woods | Nov 17, 2009 | Opinion
At the time this was written, it wasn’t quite clear who were the lucky winners of the latest EuroMillions lottery jackpot, which spans several European countries including Britain. There are two winning tickets apparently. At least one is an individual, and the...
by Mark Johnson | Nov 17, 2009 | Opinion
The end of October marked a little controversy for the good people of the commonwealth of Kentucky. While sending inquiries about the possibility of someone donating the large evergreen tree used to decorate the state capitol grounds each season, as had been done in...
by Gene Davenport | Nov 17, 2009 | Opinion
In some respects, President Obama is like the man who, in an old story, caught a tiger by the tail. There is danger in holding on and danger in turning loose. Though he inherited three major problems – the economy, health care and U.S. involvement in Iraq and...
