by James L. Evans | Aug 15, 2008 | Opinion
Mark Twain once wrote, “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.” Consider a case in point. It appears that Sen. John McCain’s campaign is...
by Michael Ruffin | Aug 15, 2008 | Opinion
We have an interesting and kind of scary political discussion going on here in my home state of Georgia. Bill 89 became law on July 1. The new law allows someone with a firearms license to carry House a gun into a state park, onto mass transit or into a restaurant...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 14, 2008 | Opinion
Family and friends of Dr. Drayton and Mary Etta Sanders of Dalton, Ga., will celebrate the fine couple’s 50th wedding anniversary this Saturday. While I cannot be physically present for the festive occasion, I do want to pay tribute to two of the finest Baptist...
by Ed Hogan | Aug 14, 2008 | Opinion
Wednesday morning I watched women’s beach volleyball at the Olympics. I had hoped to find the Americans playing. When watching MSNBC, you never know who you will get. I quickly became intrigued with the match. It was Russia versus Georgia. Not Georgia the Peach...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 13, 2008 | Opinion
China’s futile public relations effort to portray itself as something other than it is extends to ridiculous levels. For example, Beijing is notorious for having some of the worst smog in the world. Despite government orders that shut down hundreds of factories...
by John Baker | Aug 13, 2008 | Opinion
I just made my eighth trip to Georgia in June to celebrate the wedding of Malkhaz Songulashvili, archbishop of the Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia, and his beloved Ala Kavtaradze. I’ve gone to Georgia for nearly 10 years, and the First Baptist Church of...
