by Craig Nash | Feb 23, 2026 | Opinion
On the corner of Washington Avenue and University Parks Drive in my hometown of Waco, Texas, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial begins with a quarter-circle concrete wall consisting of six vertical sections. The memorial extends into a tree grove on a northwesterly...
by Craig Nash | Feb 18, 2026 | News
An updated Gallup study has found that almost one in ten (9%) U.S. adults identify with at least one of the categories represented in the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) acronym. The 2025 survey shows only a marginal decrease from the 9.3% peak in...
by Craig Nash | Feb 12, 2026 | News
According to a recent Pew Research Center study, less than half (41%) of U.S. adults believe keeping up with the news is either “extremely” or “very important” for being a good member of society. In contrast, 76% of respondents say voting is at least very important...
by Craig Nash | Feb 11, 2026 | Opinion
In the 2015 documentary Mavis!, the then-75-year-old Mavis Staples reflected on the question she often gets about retirement. “I’ll stop singing when I have nothing left to say,” she said. “And we all know that ain’t never gonna happen!” Now at 86, her prediction has...
by Craig Nash | Feb 5, 2026 | News
Politicians, dignitaries and faith leaders gathered in Washington on Thursday to attend the National Prayer Breakfast. According to the National Prayer Breakfast Foundation (NPBF), the event was created as the annual focal point of a series of gatherings designed to...
