May 19, 2010 RSS feed / Opinion

Doing what's right is always right

Last week, we published an article, "Great Role Models," in the Liberal sent by Shanda Ashley. We didn't know anyone in the article, but some of the Miller County boys playing baseball in Calhoun County on May 1, in a tournament. More...

It's ‘gonna’ get ugly

This morning, from a cave somewhere in Afghanistan, Taliban Minister of Migration, Mohammed Alibaba Ockmed, warned the United States that, if military actions against Iraq continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America's supply of 7-11 and Mote More...

Ask the value of-

To realize the value of a sister/brother ask someone who doesn't have one. To realize the value of ten years, ask a newly divorced couple. To realize the value of four years, ask a graduate. More...

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High School-1959 vs. 2010

Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack. 1959-Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. More...

Will you be ready?

Abraham Lincoln once said, "I will prepare, and some day my chance will come." When his chance came, he was ready. During his seminary years, one priest-in-training sported a T-shirt that never failed to bring chuckles. More...

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Betting on a comeback

You never know when your personal history is going to come back and tap you on the shoulder. Sometimes, for all the wrong reasons. Until a few days ago, I hadn't thought about Venice, La., for decades. More...

Courts are trashing 1st Amendment

An increasing interest in our Founding Fathers and original documents is one of the good things coming out of bi-polar political debate. More...

Ebony Dots & Dashes

The past week was a joyful one. Everything went according to plan. I went to church at Bethel M.B. down the street from me, where God met us with the love and Holy Ghost. They were celebrating Women's Day. The speaker was Mrs. More...

IF I COULD DO IT AGAIN

I have said it, and I have heard others say it: “If I could just do it all over again” or some variation of that. I don’t have a lot of regrets with my life. God has been extremely good to me, far better than I deserve. More...

As You See It

• What is the Colquitt Garbage Co. going to do with all those new cans? Is the price going to be lower? We’re already the highest in the state. Maybe we in town can carry our garbage to the dump sites in the county-free. More...

Profound Statements

1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame; two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress. -- John Adams 2. More...