by John D. Pierce | Aug 22, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Warnings are everywhere out West — from flashing roadside signs to Smokey the Bear working overtime. Fire danger is high according to every indicator — and smoke from existing wildfires in forested lands travels hundreds of miles according to the...
by Trevor Barton | Aug 22, 2017 | Opinion
Jesse Owens placed the notion of white supremacy under the worldwide microscope in the summer of 1936 by winning the gold medal in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 4×100-meter relay and long jump at the summer Olympics in Nazi Germany. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was on...
by Gordon King | Aug 22, 2017 | Opinion
Duty or obligation as the foundation for moral decision-making is the basis for deontological ethics. This approach, which focused on the morality of actions and motives apart from results, was popularized by Immanuel Kant and continues to have significant influence...
by Brent McDougal | Aug 21, 2017 | Opinion
The kickoff of the college football season has always excited me. I love a packed stadium with 50,000 or even 100,000 fans pulsating with excitement, announcers yelling, fans screaming. There’s nothing like game day. For three to four hours, fans come together...
by J. Michael "Mickey" Robertson | Aug 21, 2017 | Opinion
All my life I have lived in Virginia, where dozens of battles were fought over whether we really believe we are created equal. There was plenty of death and destruction. None came close to ending the struggle that had already raged for two and one-half centuries. On...
by Gordon King | Aug 21, 2017 | Opinion
Duty or obligation as the foundation for moral decision-making is the basis for deontological ethics. The term derives from the Greek noun “deon,” which can be translated as duty or obligation. Students of New Testament Greek will be familiar with the...
