by Ben Brown | Jun 27, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
An amusing moment happened several years ago during a community theater production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” For those unfamiliar, a production of “Into the Woods” usually runs a little over 2.5 hours. It’s a long show, and the plot is tremendously...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 26, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
While Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of African Americans from chattel slavery in the U.S., slavery was never fully abolished. According to the 13th amendment, slavery can still be used as punishment: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a...
by Scott C. Ryan | Jun 26, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
People often refer to someone being “at that age” in reference to life stages. After my friends and I graduated from college, we were “at that age” when peers started to marry. Then we found ourselves “at that age” when friends began to have and adopt children. Now we...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention met in New Orleans last week and declared women lacked the necessary chromosome to pastor a church. Bless their hearts. Some male allies rushed to post pithy memes expressing allyship to demonstrate their wokeness. Others sought to...
by Justin Sizemore | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
I have an aversion to revivals. This word carries a weight to it, particularly for those who have been harmed by the church. Something like “revival,” touted with that much religious language, can be a strong traumatic trigger. Despite my own fears around anything...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 22, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The Randalls gathered in Hanover, New Hampshire, last week to celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from Dartmouth College. We had a delightful time with friends and family, basting in the scorching heat on the “Dartmouth Green” while watching a few thousand...
