by Mark Johnson | Oct 17, 2008 | Opinion
Given the tendency for public prayer to degenerate into religious grandstanding and arrogance, it’s no wonder Jesus instructed the bulk of our prayer to be accomplished in private. All last week, a group of Christians mostly associated with the two right-leaning...
by Bob Browning | Oct 17, 2008 | Opinion
Can you imagine what a business consultant would have said to Jesus after hearing this parable? Perhaps it would have been something like this. “Jesus, could I speak with you a moment about that story you just told. Do you have a copy of it handy? I think we...
by Mike Smith | Oct 17, 2008 | Opinion
A strange thing happened while I was standing in line on the first day of early voting: Civility broke out among us.I took my place in line. An older white man, a young black woman and an elderly white woman stood just in front of me. Behind me, a middle-aged black...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 16, 2008 | Opinion
Those of us who pay attention to words find them in a pretty constant state of change. Meanings, spellings and usage evolve.Some words come on the scene for a period of time and then leave. They are identified with a particular setting or era. Right on! Groovy. The...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 16, 2008 | Opinion
Warner Bros. is halting any promotional viewings of the new DVD “The Hanoi Hilton” because the DVD includes a bonus feature of Sen. John McCain talking about his POW experience. This action is laughable. In 1987, Lionel Chetwynd wrote and directed the...
by Ed Hogan | Oct 16, 2008 | Opinion
Rather than allowing the market to “punish” those companies that have acted irresponsibly, could we be reinforcing bad behavior by propping up those companies financially? It is capitalism’s way of policing itself. When companies act poorly, people...
