by Michael Chancellor | Jan 16, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be executed by the state of Alabama on January 25, 2024. Smith was hired by the husband of the woman he murdered. At the time of her murder, she had two sons. Her husband, Rev. Charles Sennett, who was a pastor, committed suicide...
by Craig Nash | Nov 15, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
As a child, my hometown of Chandler, Texas, was still very rural, with a population of just over 1,300. The intersection in town was just a four-way stop. My church was the center of my family’s life, at least when a high school football game wasn’t being...
by Michael Chancellor | May 30, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
My wife, Anna, graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1969. At the time, the community was called Alta Loma, Texas, but now is Santa Fe City. Five years ago, on Thursday, May 19, 2018, a shooter killed 10 people and injured 13 at Santa Fe High School. Five years...
by Michael Chancellor | May 16, 2023 | Christian Nationalism, Feature-, Opinion
Some politicians in the Texas Legislature are hyper-focused on adopting a far-right agenda while ignoring real issues and real people. These Republican lawmakers are attempting to pass legislation which would require the posting of the 10 Commandments in every...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 29, 2022 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article contains graphic imagery. Andre Thomas will be executed on April 5, 2023, in Texas, after the United States Supreme Court rejected a request to review his case. Called “one of the most mentally ill prisoners in Texas history,” his long...
