by Ray Higgins | Sep 25, 2002 | Opinion
In early September 1957, a hostile crowd watched as Arkansas National Guard troops blocked the entrance of nine black students into the all-white Little Rock Central High School. Three weeks later, on Sept. 25, 1957, after negotiations between Arkansas Gov. Orval...
by Marv Knox | Sep 24, 2002 | Opinion
Remember these days; history certainly won’t forget them. Decisions framed in Washington will shape global politics and international relations for decades. The Bush administration has said Iraq’s Hussein regime must go. Our nation no doubt holds the power...
by Norm Langston | Sep 24, 2002 | Opinion
Her name was Tish. It means “joy and delight.” And that’s what she always was for me. But just before dawn on June 7, my redheaded dynamo of fun was killed in an automobile accident. My joy turned to sorrow. I want to tell you about my daughter,...
by Barry Howard | Sep 24, 2002 | Opinion
I have often listened as church members voiced their best intentions of attending church and Sunday school, but then I have watched as travel plans, minor aches and pains, or the lure of a round of golf or another trip to the lake deter them from faithful attendance...
by James L. Evans | Sep 24, 2002 | Opinion
It’s strange that churches are finding their young and faithful leaving the church in order to fulfill their callings. It’s enough to make us wonder if churches have been hammering one thing, while God wanted something else entirely. The effects of this...
by Marv Knox | Sep 23, 2002 | Opinion
A couple of weeks ago, many of you read in this space the sad story of the untimely demise of Fred Flintstone. After more than a decade of dinnertime companionship in our home, poor Fred cracked up; he just fell to pieces. Joanna broke my Fred Flintstone glass. Fred...
