by Joe LaGuardia | May 23, 2013 | Opinion
A few weeks ago, when Dzhokhar Tsarev, the youngest brother of two suspects, was captured for bombing the Boston Marathon, a public debate erupted about the type of rights he was afforded. For days, authorities hesitated to read him his Miranda rights and debated...
by Meredith Holladay | May 23, 2013 | Opinion
“So, I have a friend who is critiquing ‘Duck Dynasty’ for being misogynist toward the women in the show. I don’t get it. What do you all think?” A totally normal text to receive from my dad on a Monday morning. But seriously, let’s...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 23, 2013 | Opinion
Doron Heiliger describes the “Master Course.”The “Western Wall Tunnels” aren’t seen by a majority of travelers who come to Jerusalem, but our guide was able to secure us an 8:00 a.m. entry to the excavation, which runs the length of the...
by Bill Wilson | May 22, 2013 | Opinion
The novelist Walker Percy often said that the trouble with most people is that they are not up to anything significant. Bob Buford once wrote a book titled “Halftime: Moving From Success to Significance” in which he suggested that many of us come to a...
by Colin Harris | May 22, 2013 | Opinion
While watching a news report Tuesday morning of the aftermath of Monday’s catastrophic tornado in Moore, Okla., my wife and I received a call that a relative completed a long battle with disease during the night. The images of a community and nation responding...
by Felicia Fox | May 22, 2013 | Opinion
Recently, I found myself on holy ground. I was in our church’s fellowship hall surrounded by members of the Mount Olive College softball team. They are in the post-season playoffs and were in need of a home-cooked meal. Because we are Baptists, we were happy to...
