by Raouf J. Halaby | Jan 14, 2009 | Opinion
In his 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning antiwar play, “The Teahouse of the August Moon,” playwright John Patrick created the fictional village of Tobiki on the island of Okinawa in post-World War II Japan. Representing the Allied occupying forces, Col. Purdy...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 14, 2009 | Opinion
One of the joys of living in Miami is crabbing. As a young girl, my wife would go to the beach to hunt crabs, placing her prey in a bucket. Later at home, her abuela would prepare them for dinner. However, on the way home she had to keep an eye on the bucket, lest a...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 13, 2009 | Opinion
Fernwood Baptist Church celebrated 50 years of ministry in Spartanburg, S.C., on Sunday. It was my pleasure to share in that grand occasion.I joked with them about moving my membership there since “apparently churches in this area welcome non-resident...
by Larry Greenfield | Jan 13, 2009 | Opinion
Could it be that Democratic leaders Harry Reid and Dick Durbin didn’t get immunized to the abuse of power? Let’s admit that this disease has been around for a long time in Washington, D.C. Eight years of George Bush and Dick Cheney has spread the abuse-of-power virus...
by Mark Johnson | Jan 13, 2009 | Opinion
A young stockbroker, who once belonged to a youth group I led back in the 1980s, refers to Facebook as “Internet crack cocaine.” He might be right, especially in the first month of “addiction” when there is a frenzy of activity: renewing old acquaintances, looking...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jan 13, 2009 | Opinion
If you search the Web for “Christian artists,” most of what comes up relates to Christian musicians. But some “Christian artists” work in media besides music. Some make short films. Some take photographs. Still others paint and draw. Many are a bit reclusive by nature...
