by John D. Pierce | Jul 19, 2012 | Opinion
Spahn’s Purple HeartBy John Pierce Rain washed out batting practice and delayed the start of the Braves game last night. So my daughter Meredith and I had time to explore Turner Field — although I’m rather familiar with every artistic expression, ice...
by Bill Wilson | Jul 19, 2012 | Opinion
Let’s start with a disclaimer. I know that congregations and restaurants are not in the same business. I understand that thinking like a restaurant can lead to embracing the consumer culture of the day. I know all too well that catering to expectations has been...
by Martin Marty | Jul 19, 2012 | Opinion
Generalizing about American “people,” which includes ethnic, racial or class lines, is chancy when one throws in and observes the religious factor. Certain features of any ethnic group are so prominent that the generalizer usually does not have much at...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 18, 2012 | Opinion
It’s tomato season, and that always makes me happy. The little raised bed on the side of my house is producing so many tomatoes that I’m eating them two or three times per day and giving them to friends, with plenty left over — including all those...
by Stan Moody | Jul 18, 2012 | Opinion
A man with a fake wig and beard walked into the CVS Pharmacy at Stone Street in Augusta, Maine, on May 8, handed the pharmacist a note and walked out with 2,154 30mg Oxycodone pills. The street value is $75,000. He had two options: Make a few cell calls and lay off...
by Colin Harris | Jul 18, 2012 | Opinion
A perceptive member of our Sunday school class offered a concluding observation to our discussion of a period of ancient Israel’s history: “It seems they were best able to overcome their tribal differences when they had a common enemy.” His comment...
