by Larry Greenfield | Aug 24, 2012 | Opinion
Some public health expert Jesus turns out to be! Ye gads, he doesn’t think it’s important to wash your hands before a meal. My mother, of blessed memory, would not be pleased. She would, however, have been quick to note that it was not Jesus himself who...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 22, 2012 | Opinion
Suppose you’re among the people running a male-dominated country where many men like to think that women exist primarily to serve them and otherwise should stay out of sight. Suppose, however, that women in that country show a lot more spunk and desire for...
by David Kerrigan | Aug 22, 2012 | Opinion
One of the wonderful conversations in C S Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” is when Mr. Beaver speaks of Aslan, describing the Lion as “the King of the wood, the son of the great emperor-beyond-the-sea and the King of the...
by Martin Accad | Aug 22, 2012 | Opinion
The phenomenon that has been labeled the “Arab Spring” is known today through its diverse incarnations in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. It looks different in each country and is in each place at a different stage. But in each of these...
by Guy Sayles | Aug 21, 2012 | Opinion
A long time ago, much longer than I care to admit, I played high school football. I was big and strong, but not very fast and not very good with my hands, so that meant I was an offensive tackle. It’s not a position anyone gets excited about, not even offensive...
by Trevor Barton | Aug 21, 2012 | Opinion
My elementary school is a Title I school. About 97 percent of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch and Medicaid. Research shows us that many children raised in poverty struggle to learn to read. Common sense tells us that children who don’t learn to...
