by Britt Towery | Aug 6, 2012 | Opinion
Rusia (Russia) is in Suria (Syria). The names of these two countries are made up of the same Arabic letters. According to Larbi Sadiki, senior lecturer in Middle East politics at England’s University of Exeter, the interchange of these names and letters means...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 3, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Good neighbors are usually taken for granted until you have a bad one. Fortunately, I’ve had a lot more of the former than the latter. Whether living in a suburban Atlanta neighborhood in constant transition or a quieter place where people settle...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 3, 2012 | Opinion
I love having a GPS unit in my car. I’ve had one since way back when Palm Pilots were still de rigeur and I bought a Tom Tom GPS receiver and software as an add-on to my Palm. I was fascinated — and remain so — by the thought that a tiny receiver in...
by Keith Herron | Aug 3, 2012 | Opinion
The nation’s most loved chicken fast-food restaurant chain, which advertises “Eat Mor Chikin,” is under assault. I’ve read the arguments for and against Baptist businessman Dan Cathy’s comments on the biblical view of marriage and his...
by Greg Hunt | Aug 3, 2012 | Opinion
Excitement and anticipation turned to terror and chaos July 20 in Aurora, Colo., when a gunman entered a packed movie theater and opened fire. He killed 12, wounded 58 and traumatized countless others by the time police arrested him. What are the implications for...
by Bruce Prescott | Aug 3, 2012 | Opinion
Every year, during the Islamic month of Ramadan, Muslims fast for 30 days. Ramadan is considered the holiest month of the year because it was the month in which the Quran was revealed. The fast of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and an essential observance...