by Guy Sayles | Jun 1, 2015 | Opinion
The late journalist David Carr experienced a fits-and-starts, zig-zagging journey from more than a decade of drug addiction, broken relationships and personal shame to sobriety, a stable and loving family life, a successful career and a feeling of contented happiness....
by John Weaver | Jun 1, 2015 | Opinion
Some of the arguments about fracking are foolish. Earthquakes and carcinogens in the water supply, the closure of major petro-chemical plants, and no gas for our central heating systems reflect the agendas of particular groups. Many opponents want to preserve local...
by John D. Pierce | May 29, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce During a camping trip when we were teens, my best friend Dale peeled a bright orange, oval label from the package of meat we were about to grill and pressed it to his forehead. It simply read, “GROUND CHUCK.” Not only did the label stick; so did a...
by Lee Camp | May 29, 2015 | Opinion
I am learning to fly sailplanes. It is a fine hobby for someone who enjoys an adrenaline rush. I feel like a little kid, a 48-year-old kid, when I am coming in on final approach and know that there is no throttle which can be advanced, no engine upon which I might...
by Mark Tidsworth | May 28, 2015 | Opinion
I was nearly done, making me almost a “done” (previously very active church leaders who quit church in frustration). Between 2005 and 2006, our family experienced the perfect storm of trying circumstances. Chronic illness, extended family changes, my...
by Jim Somerville | May 28, 2015 | Opinion
Usually, before I go to bed at night, I make coffee, or maybe I should say I get my coffeemaker ready to make coffee. I empty the carafe, rinse it and put it in place. I grind the beans and measure them into the filter. I fill the reservoir with cold, clean water. And...
