by Griff Martin | May 28, 2013 | Opinion
It’s almost too much these days to even turn on the television news, open the morning paper or log on to a news website. Most of us are on edge and we can’t handle another bad news story. The Boston Marathon bombing. The kidnapped trio of women in...
by Keith Herron | May 28, 2013 | Opinion
Nearly a century ago, Robert Frost penned the well-loved poem “The Road Not Taken.” Some would suggest that life is marked and measured almost entirely by the decisions we make. Every day offers countless decisions that must be made, and even the most...
by Ircel Harrison | May 28, 2013 | Opinion
Telling the emperor he has no clothes can be tricky. You remember the tale about this. The naïve young boy came out of the encounter unscathed, but the emperor was totally embarrassed. When I was in Vietnam, I was an inexperienced, freshly minted second lieutenant...
by Martin Marty | May 27, 2013 | Opinion
Almost always, Sightings takes off from the sighting of a particular recent news event. This time, for fun and games, we’ll make an exception and address a generic theme: the Religious Left. Several weeks ago, we commented on Jim Wallis, the leader of Sojourners...
by Bill Holmes | May 27, 2013 | Opinion
My Queen’s Square reflex hammer was my constant companion throughout 30 years in neurology practice. I used it daily to check reflexes as I endeavored to determine the neurologic status of those who sought my medical advice. It was also used to see if all reflexes...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 27, 2013 | Opinion
I recently turned 30, which means I have more working years left before retirement than I have lived. Nevertheless, retirement planning is a topic my wife and I often discuss. Ubiquitous financial planning advertisements suggest that retirement is on the minds of...
