by Mitch Carnell | Sep 9, 2013 | Opinion
“It only takes 21 seconds to be kind to someone.” That’s what Wayne Soares told a Boys and Girls Club in Boston. Soares, a former sports broadcaster on ESPN Radio and Fox Sports, is now an author and motivational speaker. He recounted an episode from...
by Robert Parham | Sep 9, 2013 | Opinion
President Obama has set forth a false choice: Do nothing about Syria’s use of chemical weapons or bomb Syria. The president said, “I do have to ask people, well, if, in fact, you’re outraged by the slaughter of innocent people, what are you doing...
by Bill Wilson | Sep 6, 2013 | Opinion
Spatial disorientation is the condition in which an aircraft pilot’s perception of direction does not agree with reality. It typically results from flying into poor weather conditions with low or no visibility. Under these conditions, the pilot may be deprived...
by Cally and George Magalhães | Sep 6, 2013 | Opinion
One time when we were working on the streets of São Paulo, we were invited to go into a youth prison unit. So we went and did some drama sketches and songs. Cally asked the director of the unit what happened to the boys when they left the unit. “They go back to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 5, 2013 | Opinion
Like many other people (especially older ones), I took note of the announcement that cognitive scientists have tested a video game that they say “can improve the short term memory and long term focus of older adults,” according to an article in the New...
by Chuck Queen | Sep 5, 2013 | Opinion
Reza Aslan’s basic thesis in his book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” is that Jesus was a failed revolutionary who was willing to use violence to overthrow the political and religious order to bring in God’s kingdom. Aslan...
