by Mark Woods | Aug 22, 2011 | Opinion
The broken windows, torched cars and businesses, bloodshed and terror were ubiquitous in our media and horrific and tragic in their effects on those who experienced them in Great Britain. However, the riots directly affected only a tiny fraction of our country. This...
by Alexander Sharp | Aug 22, 2011 | Opinion
The deficit and budget battles in Washington make clear that the divisions between us are deep, even spiritual. The fight is not over the size of the deficit, nor even about expenditure cuts. It is about taxes as the lifeblood of government. Why are taxes so...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 20, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce The death of Ed Corson, longtime Macon, Ga., newspaper editor, columnist and college professor is sad news to report. This uniquely gifted communicator and interpreter of current events died this morning from cancer. He was also a fine Christian...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 19, 2011 | Opinion
It must have been on the hike at Caraway, a couple of miles through the woods with several friends gathered for a faculty retreat, that I picked up a chigger just behind my left knee. I’d almost forgotten how much they can itch. As a boy growing up in rural...
by Mike Parnell | Aug 19, 2011 | Opinion
Writers and filmmakers have mined the mother lode of Southern life for decades. The unique nature of the region provides colorful characters with both dramatic and comedic elements. “The Help,” based on the best-seller by Kathryn Stockett, joins this...
by James L. Evans | Aug 19, 2011 | Opinion
Last year marked the 50th anniversary of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” I cannot count how many times I have read this book or watched the award-winning film starring Gregory Peck. But I do know how the book and...
