by John D. Pierce | Apr 5, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Every funeral I attended as a child — and I attended way too many — included some warbling rendition of “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me.” I hate that song. I associate it with the sight of waxy, dead, unknown distant relatives and the smell of flower...
by Mitch Randall | Apr 5, 2018 | Opinion
From the creation of the world in Genesis to the dire warning of tyranny’s destruction in Revelation, the Bible is filled with valuable lessons. Much of the Bible perpetuates truths about religious convictions and practices, but there are other more practical...
by Anika T. Whitfield | Apr 5, 2018 | Opinion
It almost goes without saying that there is an ongoing attack on “traditional” public schools in the U.S. Students are being treated as commodities as their parents are encouraged to shop around for the “best” school. This is the unfortunate...
by Suzii Paynter | Apr 4, 2018 | Opinion
Having just completed the pilgrimage of Lent to Easter, now I think about what it means to be an Emmaus-Christian, ready to run full speed back in to the waiting city to be witnesses to our own experience of blessing and love and to be the hands and feet of Jesus, the...
by Michael Ruffin | Apr 4, 2018 | Opinion
I had the privilege of serving as an adjudicator for the extemporaneous speaking competition in the Region 5-AA Literary Meet. The event took place in early March at Lamar County High School in Georgia. The class of 1976, of which I am a member, was the first one to...
by Diane Ravitch | Apr 3, 2018 | Opinion
It will come as a surprise to many people to learn that there is currently a full-blown effort underway to privatize our nation’s public schools. Public schools are a cornerstone of our democracy, and fully 90 percent of us went to public schools. They are a...
