President Obama promised us in his 2008 campaign he would fix the economy. Today, we still feel a recession, unemployment is up, and the national debt is worse. Many feel replacing the Democrats with Republicans will be the answer. Call me biased, but I disagree. Remember: Democrats have only been controlling government for 18 months. […]
November is approaching, and just as leaves are beginning to decorate the ground, political ads are starting to make television viewing a little more “colorful.” I recently found an ad for a politician running to represent California in Congress. While I am usually prepared for snide political commercials, after watching this ad I did not know whether to laugh or cry. […]
“Genocide.” Most of us think of The Holocaust or Rwanda when we hear that word. Most people are not aware of the massive genocide that happened in Cambodia only 30 years ago.
This genocide, instigated by the Khmer Rouge, a Communist group that ruled Cambodia from 1975–79, killed an estimated 1.7 to 3 million people. […]
Before the 2010 NFL season started, San Francisco 49ers back-up running back Glen Coffee retired from professional football. Coffee is 23 years old and had just come off a successful season. The move was abrupt. Few people retire at such a young age, especially when their career shows promise. In August, Coffee opened up about his decision. […]
This summer in my Midwestern hometown, I caught sight of a billboard that seemed to promise something I never thought possible in the abortion debate. It featured a picture of a large stork in goggles toting an infant in a baby carrier. “Avoid the Stork,” was all it read. […]
My first thought when someone says the name Bill Gates is not Windows or computers. The image that pops into my head is a giant dollar sign. I do not have the money of Gates, and I commend what he and other affluent people are pledging to do, but as a Christian I should not see giving as something reserved for the wealthy. […]
The adage ‘No shirt, no shoes, no service’ used to dictate who could enter an establishment, but some clothing stores are bucking at this tradition by placing shirtless men in mall hallways to draw customers inside. … Inappropriate images abound in the malls across America. […]
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