by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 20, 2012 | Opinion
The largest organization of Roman Catholic nuns in America has come under fire from the Vatican, which has blasted the organization for promoting what Church officials called “radical feminist themes” while putting too much of their work into social...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 20, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce As a college student in the mid-1970s, I sold men’s clothing at Loveman’s — a department store in Chattanooga’s Eastgate Mall. Most of my colleagues were students at Tennessee Temple. I stood apart with hair dangling over the...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 20, 2012 | Opinion
I’m a huge Three Stooges fan. I have been since childhood. Being a fan means I’m the target audience of the new feature movie. One would think I would be thrilled to see the antics of Moe, Larry and Curly up on the big screen. After seeing the movie, I am...
by Larry Greenfield | Apr 20, 2012 | Opinion
“Start packing!” That was Mitt Romney’s directive when asked if he had anything to say to President Obama now that, at least unofficially, the 2012 general election campaign for White House residency has begun. Not at all a surprising response from...
by James L. Evans | Apr 20, 2012 | Opinion
One of my earliest mentors and teachers was a biology professor in my senior year of high school. His name was Mr. Butler. In those days, I was something of a class clown. We had moved so many times in the course of my dad’s Navy career that one of the ways I...
by Monty Self | Apr 19, 2012 | Opinion
As a college ethics teacher, I have always tried to encourage my students to develop a reasoned argument that would support their position. Many of my students quickly develop a syllogism designed to support their existing conclusions, only to be disappointed with my...
