January 16, 2008 RSS feed / Opinion

Prison - Pens of the North

Alton Prison Alton Illinois Established February 9, 1862, to house Confederate prisoners. It was the abandoned Illinois State Prison built in 1831. More...

Letters to Editor

Dear Terry: Friday night as we drove into our driveway, we realized that the utility room in our home was on fire. In a panic, we both jumped out of the truck. More...

She made it

When the graveside service had no more than just finished, there was a tremendous burst of thunder, accompanied by a distant lightning bolt and more rumbling thunder and more lightning. More...

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Another Opinion from the South

In this election, with an historical opportunity to overcome the shame of both racism and chauvinism, we are forced to consider one over the other; a white person runs against a black person for president of the United States. More...

As You See It

No matter how bad the mayor gets, only 47 of us have a right to complain. The rest are getting exactly what they asked for and deserve. More...

Is it the NBA or NFL?

36 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least two businesses 3 have done time for assault 71, repeat 71, More...

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New Year off to a Strange Start

It didn't take long for 2008 to take a turn for the wacky. Before the first full moon arrived, strange things and strange people were popping up like prom-night zits. More...

Apples and Wine

Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. More...

Ebony Dots & Dashes

My weekend started off really good. Saturday morning I was blessed to be able to attend a laity meeting at Live Oak AME Church in Donalsonville. It was good to see the members once again. It was a good day. But on Sunday my body rebelled. More...

Grandma's still driving

Grandma's letter. She is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. She writes: Dear Granddaughter, The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a "Honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker. More...

Interesting story

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with Brooklyn; however, bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebli More...