by Daniel Carro | Mar 10, 2009 | Opinion
One of the human rights intimately associated with the right to life is the right to dignity. Dignity is the basis of the famous right of habeas corpus. From the Latin meaning “having your own body,” this right protects a person from being possessed by another, from...
by Michael Helms | Dec 3, 2002 | Opinion
In the South, it is customary for motorists to pull off to the side of the road and stop after meeting a funeral procession. This is a custom worth keeping. I admit, there have been times as a motorist that I have breathed a big sigh and mumbled a word or two of...
by James L. Evans | Mar 4, 2002 | Opinion
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me.” At least, that’s what we tell our children to help them cope with schoolyard bullies. And at the schoolyard level, it may be true. Unfortunately, it is not always true. Sometimes...