by Tony Cartledge | Aug 19, 2020 | Opinion
This isn’t really a column about political views, but that’s not to say politics won’t make an appearance. Aug. 13, in case you missed it, was International Lefthanders’ Day. It’s not exactly a major holiday – actually not a holiday of any level – but we southpaws...
by Nell Green | Jul 28, 2020 | Opinion
Some of the everyday words we use have racist connotations. That was the focus of a July 7 article published by CNN, which asked readers to consider changing their vocabulary. I don’t disagree, except for one problem: Masters and slaves still exist. We still need the...
by Jack Moline | Sep 11, 2019 | Opinion
There are times when the simplest words are the most eloquent. Expressing an idea, a concept or a feeling in uncomplicated language allows something profound to rise above the craft of constructing a meaningful phrase. I had the experience of contrasting two parallel...
by Larry Eubanks | Jun 27, 2019 | Opinion
Labels abound in our overpolarized era. Liberal, RINO, socialist, neo-con, Nazi, Marxist, racist – all these and more aren’t meant to be descriptive but dismissive. Especially when we assign the additional labels of good or evil to people. Labels shut down discussion....
by Shane McNary | Apr 10, 2019 | Opinion
We try to incorporate some of the history of the Roma as part of the ministry to short-term teams. That, sadly, includes the experience of the Roma at the family camp in Birkenau. We have hosted so many short-term ministry teams on visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau, that I...
