by Monty Self | Apr 27, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Armed conflict broke out on April 15 between rival factions in the Sudanese military following disagreements between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the military junta which controls the nation. The conflict began with attacks upon government facilities by...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 12, 2021 | Opinion
Perusing the newspaper provided by my hotel in Bozeman, Montana, offered a couple of lessons in effective communication. One was a positive example while the other could be presented only as a “what not to do” illustration. With the continuing demise of daily...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 3, 2021 | Opinion
The complimentary hotel breakfast featured good coffee, fluffy scrambled eggs and a rarity — rightly textured and properly seasoned grits. And, despite persistent rains, a skyline view was making an early morning appearance. Yet, one of the two televisions was tuned...
by Michael Chancellor | Jul 21, 2021 | Opinion
Brené Brown begins her book, Daring Greatly, with a quote from Teddy Roosevelt. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better,” Roosevelt begins. “The credit belongs to...
by Colin Harris | May 5, 2020 | Opinion
Close-up magic known as “sleight of hand” uses distractions to pull the eye away from something that winds up being an unexplainable surprise. What actually happened was there all along, but the eye was “tricked” not to see it. It’s very entertaining. This image has...