by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 14, 2012 | Opinion
I’ve always thought that old mills are about the most picturesque sights to be found, and when they still work, it’s even better. We often forget, unless we get engrossed in a historical novel about early America, how important local mills were, even into...
by Martin Marty | Nov 14, 2012 | Opinion
Through the years this Sightings column has never commented on presidential campaigns, and the contest held this year is no exception. Today, self-liberated from the practice of opting-out, we can survey the comments on “public religion” in the campaign...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 14, 2012 | Opinion
In 1983, a few years before starring in the cult classic “Ferris Buehler’s Day Off,” Matthew Broderick portrayed a young computer hacker who broke into a national defense computer system in the movie “War Games.” Broderick’s...
by Mark Tidsworth | Nov 13, 2012 | Opinion
I’m in the middle of a writing project, staring the topic “Life Balance for Clergy” between the eyes. Just like a staring contest between kids, after concentrating and staring a few moments, I dissolve into laughter. Who are we kidding here? Life...
by Jim Somerville | Nov 13, 2012 | Opinion
I was buying my meal ticket for our Wednesday night supper at church when Mina Tatum asked me, “What was that you said in your sermon a few weeks ago? That only 17 percent of the American population is in church on any given Sunday?” Yes, that was it....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 12, 2012 | Opinion
His name was Stanley Scott, and he made a difference. On the first day of first grade, I was scared. The old yellow school bus blew its horn as it came down the hill and rolled to a squeaking stop in front of my house. It wasn’t so long and rectangular as...
