by Michael Helms | Jan 8, 2009 | Opinion
Years ago I read in Flora Hicks’ book, Time Gone By, how in the olden days a woman’s work was never done. Not much has changed there, just the tools she uses and the types of work she does. In the olden days there was the constant preparation of meals over...
by Alex Awad | Jan 7, 2009 | Opinion
One hundred tons of bombs are Israel’s way of saying to the captive citizens of Gaza, “Merry Christmas, Happy Eid (feast) and Happy New Year.” These “gifts” that were showered from U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets demolished government buildings, mosques, a university,...
by Adam Hamilton | Jan 7, 2009 | Opinion
Over the last eight years there have been many points at which I have disagreed with President Bush. And there have been some points where I have agreed with him. His comments about God and evolution on “Nightline” in December were one of those places where I agree...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 6, 2009 | Opinion
Then U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell spoke at my graduation from Berry College in the spring of 1978. I don’t recall his message but his strong, clear Southern voice was pleasing to the ear.Judge Bell died yesterday morning at age 90. He will be buried in...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 6, 2009 | Opinion
Participants at the Jan. 5-6 North American Baptist Fellowship executive retreat heard a lot about leadership. The event was hosted by the Duke University Divinity School, which has used large grants form the Lilly Foundation and the Duke Endowment to create a program...
by Joe Phelps | Jan 6, 2009 | Opinion
On New Year’s a friend e-mailed a proposal for peace by popular author Deepak Chopra. This friend used to be normal: a grandmother, a secretary, the organist in a Baptist church. Somewhere along the way a passion awoke in her about how America might become a nation of...
