by Gary Farley | Jun 28, 2002 | Opinion
Most of the row crops have been planted. The first cutting of hay has been made. The wheat harvest is moving well to the north across the Great Plains. Cultivation is underway elsewhere. Gardens are providing fresh vegetables. Rural America is green and beautiful....
by Mike Parnell | Jun 27, 2002 | Opinion
There is an old formula used for movies. You find it in varied forms like “The Three Stooges” short, “Hoi Polloi” and the very funny Eddie Murphy movie, “Trading Places.” It focuses on this idea: people are what they are. Nothing...
by Barry Howard | Jun 27, 2002 | Opinion
There are many lists of church bulletin bloopers that are circulating on the internet. On one copy of these humorous mistakes, I found a comical entry that read, “Church Bored Meeting this Sunday at 4 o’clock.” The real mistake may not have been in...
by Roger Thomas | Jun 26, 2002 | Opinion
Steven Spielberg’s new film, “Minority Report,” may be appropriate just now. Just as our attorney general is reporting that we will hold someone indefinitely for crimes he may commit in the future, along comes a film about a pre-crime division of law...
by Dwight A. Moody | Jun 26, 2002 | Opinion
“We post the Ten Commandments in our school,” said the principal to a church full of people, “as part of a historical display.” Vigorous applause swept through the gathering as he turned to me and said, “We have good lawyers.” I...
by Pam Durso | Jun 25, 2002 | Opinion
The Radical Reformation, which occurred alongside Luther and Calvin’s reforms during the 16th century, produced a number of new religious groups. These groups were called “radical reformers” because they adopted the beliefs of other reformers and...
