by John D. Pierce | Apr 13, 2010 | Opinion
A mission to sell more news journals took me from Tennessee into Kentucky where the presence of KFC was immediate and abundant. Chicken-ladened billboards abound. And the birthplace of Col. Harlan Sanders is listed as an “attraction” on the info sign at...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 9, 2010 | Opinion
The late Jerry Falwell and other Religious Right pioneers made a lot of political hay in the 1980s about the demise of American culture. One of their common scapegoats was the sensible judicial decision in the ’60s that ruled against government sponsored Bible...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 8, 2010 | Opinion
As one who makes use of words and phrases on an ongoing basis, I am intrigued by CAPTCHA. CAPTCHA (an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) was created to reduce spamming and to ensure an individual rather than a...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 6, 2010 | Opinion
The wonderful Easter celebrations we enjoyed this past Sunday should give us hope throughout the year. It is simply the greatest news imaginable.One would think the Resurrection of Jesus would be enough to gain and keep our attention. But many church leaders seem...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 27, 2010 | Opinion
Our girls are out of school for spring break. And a glance at my April calendar suggests there are more than 30 days worth of commitments on it already. So I am planning a few days off next week.Relaxation doesn’t come easy for me. But once my Sunday duties in...
