by Charles Foster Johnson | Mar 29, 2019 | Opinion
The argument for quality public education is rock-solid. As we celebrate Public Schools Week, and the teachers who serve our public schoolchildren with such extraordinary dedication, it behooves us to review the case again. Public education is a moral mandate....
by Michael Parnell | Mar 29, 2019 | Opinion
Jordan Peele is a filmmaker of importance. His last film, “Get Out,” earned him the Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 2018. Now he returns with another film, “Us,” that is just as vital as the story he told in “Get Out.” It is the story of the Wilson family, but the...
by Molly T. Marshall | Mar 29, 2019 | Opinion
Each day of Lent, Conception Abbey has been sending a psalm, accompanied by commentary and then a prayer. As a part of my Lenten discipline, I have been reading these daily messages along with the Benedictine community. The psalms have the uncanny ability to provide a...
by Bruce Prescott | Mar 29, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on March 28, 2006. Bruce Prescott was executive director of Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists at the time of publication. It is republished today during “Public Schools Week” (March 25-29). Thomas Jefferson was convinced that...
by Mitch Randall | Mar 28, 2019 | Opinion
G.K. Chesterton wrote, “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to the next.” As the American experiment surges onward, one institution mirrors the ideals of the country more than all others. Public schools are the best example of...
by Sue Smith | Mar 28, 2019 | Opinion
“Could you please fill this out for me? I don’t have my glasses.” Early in my work with Spanish-speaking immigrants, I would request a basic form or information in Spanish to allow the person the dignity of filling it out on his or her own. The person often looked...
