by Colin Harris | Jan 21, 2013 | Opinion
The commemorative holidays that we celebrate this month and next invite us to remember the contributions of national heroes whose lives represent the values we aspire to as a people. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. are icons in our...
by Daniel Carro | Jan 21, 2013 | Opinion
“I have a dream,” preached the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. from the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial 50 years ago. “It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 19, 2013 | Opinion
Yesterday (January 18) was my daughter Bethany’s 19th “deathday” (following seven birthdays). Nineteen years is a long time, and it doesn’t sting so much any more, so I didn’t spend the day being maudlin. I spent much of it being amazed....
by John D. Pierce | Jan 19, 2013 | Opinion
Pulpit at historic Ebenezter. Photo by John Pierce.By John Pierce Themes of courage, justice and social change surround the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. With international acclaim for the civil rights leader and Nobel Peace prize laureate gunned down on...
by Fred Guttman | Jan 18, 2013 | Opinion
In 2004, Ted Koppel, the host of “Nightline,” decided to devote the last 20 minutes of his program to reading the names of more than 700 soldiers who had died in Iraq. Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the local ABC affiliate, refused to show the...
by Larry Greenfield | Jan 18, 2013 | Opinion
Jesus had options. We know that was the case from the very start of his ministry. In the Synoptic Gospels – Matthew, Mark and Luke – he exercises his initial options in the wilderness following his baptism, deciding between: â— Bread for his belly versus food for...
