Op-Ed
Remembering a true superhero
It’s not every day that you meet someone who lights up a room with their charismatic personality and zest for life while making you feel like you’re the most important individual inside those four walls.
Opinion
Op-Ed
You ain’t no better
“You ain’t no better than anyone else, and there ain’t no one else any better than you.”
Op-Ed
Renewing the dream of King’s legacy
Having recently commemorated the 53rd anniversary of Dr. King’s death, I think we can all agree that we are at a “powerful moment” in our history , as the events surrounding the death of George Floyd compel us to face, and to tell, the truth, concerning our nation’s history of slavery, Jim Crow, lynching and systemic racism. To be sure, these last several months have been a period of great reflection.
Op-Ed
The lie of Georgia voter suppression
President Joe Biden is so committed to bipartisan cooperation and fact-based governance that he’s launched an ignorant and incendiary attack on the new Georgia voting law.
Op-Ed
Saying goodbye to my boon companions
Sitting in my sixth grade home room with the laughter of fellow classmates echoing in my ears, I felt an air of melancholy sweep over me like a tidal wave while contemplating my last day of instruction at Bentworth Middle School.
Op-Ed
Would you have killed Jesus?
They were between a rock and a hard place. Being a Jewish religious and political leader in Jerusalem in the early first century was a tough job. The rock was the Roman government, and the hard place was the constant tension caused by the common Jewish citizens.
Op-Ed
Inflation is coming
When I was growing up an ice cream cone was a nickel a scoop. Now, a single scoop cone at my local Baskin Robbins is three dollars. That’s sixty nickels. So far as I am aware, there is no shortage of cows or sugar.
Opinion
‘Is it I?’
“And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?” – Matthew 26:22
Op-Ed
Watch Group addresses ‘very grey area’
We in Orange Line would like to let the public know a little more about our group and clear up some things that have been in the local paper.
Op-Ed
Footsteps of my ancestors
Since I am a self-appointed family genealogist tracing my lineage back through and annals of history, I was pleasantly surprised upon making the discovery of having followed in the footsteps of a distant relative without even realizing it.
Op-Ed
Maybe they are listening
Don’t you just hate smart-aleck teenagers? Especially when they are right.
Op-Ed
Discipline and respect aid learning
It is late March 2021, and many schools are hoping to convince students and parents to return to in-person, face-to-face learning on campus.