by Rob Sellers | Sep 3, 2008 | Opinion
Monday morning, Sept. 1, I left my hotel in Columbus, Ohio, before daybreak. The weekend at the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America had been eventful and full. Not really expecting there to be anyone ”or any food ”in the breakfast room at such an...
by Robert Parham | Sep 3, 2008 | Opinion
Two speakers ”one Muslim and the other Christian ”raised similar questions about being American at the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North American, held over the weekend in Columbus, Ohio, questions that found parallel expressions throughout the...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 2, 2008 | Opinion
Our daughter just turned 15 and requested a trip to Atlanta to celebrate her birthday. Some cash had fallen out of greeting cards in recent days and she had shopping on her mind.So we drove up to Lenox Square Mall for Labor Day — primarily so she could visit a store...
by Drew Smith | Sep 2, 2008 | Opinion
Anyone who is even slightly observant about the happenings in our world must draw the conclusion that there is indeed great suffering across God’s creation. From the abject poverty millions face each day, to the wars that continue to rage, to the depletion of...
by Michael Helms | Sep 2, 2008 | Opinion
In Franklin County, Idaho, the Mormon population is 91.5 percent. In Utah County, Utah, it is 88.1 percent. If your job transferred you to one of these counties and you sent your child to a public school, would you object if the teacher began class by reading from the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 1, 2008 | Opinion
I don’t ordinarily read columns about fashion, having decided long ago that designer clothes are designed mainly to keep designers rich at the expense of people who feel pressured into being stylish.But, one day last week my attention was drawn to a pair of...
