by Michael Parnell | Jan 13, 2023 | Opinion
Studio A24 is known for making offbeat, even weird movies. So is director Darren Aronofsky. They paired up in the making of “The Whale,” but the film they have produced is not offbeat or weird. “The Whale” begins with an online college English class. The center space...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 12, 2023 | Opinion
Driving through the dark, cold expanse filling the Green Mountains of Vermont, travelers notice the warm glow of candles emanating from the windows of New England homes. Single candles illuminate each windowpane, offering warmth during the bitterness of freezing...
by Terrell Carter | Jan 12, 2023 | Opinion
For all his accomplishments as a civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was first and foremost a pastor. He knew from an early age that God had called him to serve the church and broader community as a preacher and leader. This calling was nurtured under the...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 12, 2023 | Opinion
Robert Gregory Bowers walked into L’Simcha Congregation (Tree of Life synagogue) in Pittsburg, on October 27, 2018, and shot unarmed worshippers. Eleven died and seven (including the gunman) were injured. One need not be a Jew to recognize Bowers as a terrorist. On...
by Wendell Griffen | Jan 11, 2023 | Opinion
Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. He was born 39 years earlier, on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Between those dates, King was a son, brother, schoolmate, student, moral philosopher, husband, father, activist, pastor...
by Monty Self | Jan 11, 2023 | Opinion
On February 29, 2020, the United States reported its first death due to COVID-19. Seven months later, 200,000 had died nationwide, as the novel coronavirus swept through our unprepared country like wildfire. Unfortunately, we forgot the lessons learned during the...
