by Gregory Magruder | Dec 7, 2011 | Opinion
I like the phrase “conspicuous consumption.” It sounds neat. It has the gritty feel of reality. The words snarl and spit at you with the hard Cs and the popping Ps sliding along the icy Ss. It feels like a skater slipping into a wall. The words cannot be...
by Mark Woods | Dec 6, 2011 | Opinion
There are no great expectations that the U.N.-led Durban Climate Change Conference currently being held in South Africa will produce any significant outcomes. Awareness of climate change has increased, but the will to act has not. We should note that churches around...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 6, 2011 | Opinion
Our capitalist economic structure in the 21st century has become the means by which a new color and ethnic line has been drawn. The vast majority of the poor – those locked out of the economic benefits this country has to offer – are and will be persons of color. Even...
by Robert Parham | Dec 6, 2011 | Opinion
The Tennessean announced last week its decision to eliminate anonymous online postings by readers using pseudonyms. The newspaper said it will require that readers disclose their identity through a Facebook account. The news story began with an account of what...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 5, 2011 | Opinion
The “wall” on my Facebook page is populated with birthday wishes today, and I’m grateful for each of them. It comes from having 916 Facebook friends, I suppose — all of whom get a digital reminder. This is one of those birthdays that takes on...
by Daoud Abudiab | Dec 5, 2011 | Opinion
As an American, I fear terror plots against my country because terrorists do not discriminate against my blond, blue-eyed son – who does not even pass for a Muslim standing in the middle of the Islamic center. Our fear of extremists is real, but Muslims are not the...
