by Michael Parnell | Jun 28, 2019 | Opinion
The first chapter in the saga of Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen) laid out a universe in which a child’s toys lived life in the same manner that humans do. In that universe, there is loss and gain. There is joy and sadness. But deeper is the life of the toy. A...
by Ray Furr | Jun 28, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on July 1, 2002. At the time of publication, Furr was a freelance writer and operated his own communications/marketing business in Poquoson, Virginia. It is reposted today in advance of the annual Fourth of July holiday. July...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 27, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce There are not many things President Trump is honest about. He is a record-setting liar. His false claims are so numerous and outrageous that even his best defenders call them “alternate facts” and dismiss proven accurate information as “fake news.”...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 27, 2019 | Opinion
While U.S children, most of them white, prepare to attend joyful and fun camps this summer, another group of children, mostly brown, prepare to endure a summer camp from hell. Laughing children will hike trails, swim in ponds, sharpen their sporting skills, sing camp...
by Larry Eubanks | Jun 27, 2019 | Opinion
Labels abound in our overpolarized era. Liberal, RINO, socialist, neo-con, Nazi, Marxist, racist – all these and more aren’t meant to be descriptive but dismissive. Especially when we assign the additional labels of good or evil to people. Labels shut down discussion....
by Mark Tidsworth | Jun 27, 2019 | Opinion
Developing a “community of practice” was the focal point of seven churches from one denomination a few years ago. Before starting, my organization, Pinnacle Resource Associates, wrestled around with the purpose of this work. What’s the goal we are pursuing? Are we...
