by John D. Pierce | Jan 22, 2009 | Opinion
The soup and salad were just fine, but I chose to have lunch at Applebee’s on Tuesday for two other reasons.I wanted to find a place with televisions and to be among some African Americans. From a recent lunch meeting there, I recalled that young black women...
by Bob Setzer Jr. | Jan 22, 2009 | Opinion
I have read a number of letters to our new president, but I have yet to read a single letter to the American people. We might do well to remember the fate of the country is not entirely in his hands, but ours as well ¦ Recently, periodicals from Reader’s Digest...
by Mark Johnson | Jan 22, 2009 | Opinion
May we pray, pray, pray and work, work, work to build a better tomorrow and welcome this world you have made and love to become all you have intended it to be. O God of King David and Queen Elizabeth, Of every Pharaoh and each Caesar, of all despots and dictators, of...
by Rob James | Jan 22, 2009 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The column below is a response to Jim Evans’ article Inauguration Reminds Us of What Prayer Is, Isn’t, which we carried Jan. 19. Jim Evans seems to be overly sectarian when he says we should not have prayers at presidential...
by Wendell Griffen | Jan 22, 2009 | Opinion
Despite the fear, hate, injustice and other trials of our time, we know and Obama proves the moral supremacy of faith over fear. Despite the fears and fury, we shall overcome by the power and relentless effort fueled by our faith. My wife and our adult sons watched...
by David McCollum | Jan 22, 2009 | Opinion
During his inaugural address, President Barack Obama quoted the Apostle Paul, but it was really a Peter moment. Obama looked out over the most diverse crowd ever assembled for a presidential inauguration from all walks of life from every section of the country. And he...
