by Linda Cross | Sep 5, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
New York Times essayist William Safire dedicated his column one Sunday in 1986 to the phrase “Enough Already.” He was responding to earlier columns in The Boston Globe, The Guardian of London and Newsweek. These were the President Bill Clinton years. According to...
by Linda Cross | Aug 13, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
It isn’t unusual for Texas churches to have wide open campuses and ours in Dallas is no different. We have four permanent buildings, only two of which are directly connected. Two additional temporary buildings are used for education and storage. Parking lots separate...
by Linda Cross | Aug 16, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
The first time I worked as an election worker was the 1960 presidential primary. I passed out flyers for a Republican congressional candidate outside Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. It was a deep dive into the rigors of losing campaigns. Over the next several...
by Linda Cross | Feb 24, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
She is an immigrant. But aside from her struggle to speak English, she is like most of her neighbors in an upscale neighborhood in a sunny U.S. city. She is a member of an extended family of well-educated professionals who attend Mass regularly and take part in their...
