by Gary Farley | May 22, 2003 | Opinion
Recently, I visited a very large city. At the end of one street was a store with the name “Essentially Me” emblazoned on its front. My host and I discussed how the name of this store captured the essence of modern Western culture. It is all about...
by Cliff Vaughn | May 22, 2003 | Opinion
A civil war prompted a civic holiday, which evolved into both the unofficial kickoff of summer and the deadliest weekend of the year on America’s highways. Its observance sparks debate even today. Originally named Decoration Day, Memorial Day dawned just after...
by James L. Evans | May 21, 2003 | Opinion
One of the most striking visual images in the recent war with Iraq was the spectacle of President Bush arriving in a fighter jet to greet the crew of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. The jet roared in and landed dramatically on the carrier. Mr. Bush...
by Michael Helms | May 21, 2003 | Opinion
You might forget his name, Aron Ralston, but you won’t soon forget what he did. After having his arm pinned by an 800-pound boulder for five days while hiking in Colorado, Ralston broke the bones in his arm and used his dull pocket knife to cut through the skin...
by Robert Parham | May 20, 2003 | Opinion
President Bush told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan that they believe in the same God, breaking ranks once again with Christian fundamentalists, who have habitually declared since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that Allah is not the God worshipped by Christians...
by Steve Ivy | May 19, 2003 | Opinion
The church’s ministry to persons who are hospitalized has just become more difficult. As hospitals have worked to shorten stays, visitation of the sick has shifted increasingly to home settings. But new regulations have made another dramatic change. While the...
