by Britt Towery | Mar 14, 2006 | Opinion
The first time I wrote a letter to a sitting American president was when I lived in Taiwan. I have no idea now what prompted me to write President Johnson. But the reply I got was from his press secretary, Bill Moyers. That reply may have been a standard letter sent...
by Gregg Tubbs | Mar 13, 2006 | Opinion
In modern times, there has never been so grand a stage for the battle between good and evil as World War II. Great leaders and common soldiers amassed for epic battles and bold gambits that would rewrite world history. However, not all heroes trod the battlefield....
by James L. Evans | Mar 10, 2006 | Opinion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, is America’s own home grown religion. Founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, the Mormon movement began by embracing all that was already present in the American religious experience via...
by Cliff Vaughn | Mar 10, 2006 | Opinion
“Failure to Launch,” which opens nationwide today, stars Matthew McConaughey as Tripp, a 30-something slacker who refuses to leave his parents’ home. When mom and dad (Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw) decide enough is enough, they hire a...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 9, 2006 | Opinion
Andy, say it isn’t so! Tell us you didn’t sell your legacy for a pot of pottage! I simply cannot believe that you, who had walked with Martin Luther King, who had fought for justice, who had defended the marginalized, could possibly sell out not only to...
by Gregg Tubbs | Mar 8, 2006 | Opinion
Scientists use a machine called a particle collider to smash atomic particles at a high speed to break them into smaller, more elementary parts, thus allowing study of even simpler, more basic parts of physical matter. “Crash” is like a “people...