Opinion

As children, we are often asked the question of what we would like to “be” when we grow up. My answer was always quick and confident: I wanted to be a tour guide at Walt Disney World.

As I let the leftovers settle, I browse the Internet and stumble upon “Holiday Calendar,” a website with a list of special events and holidays observed and celebrated during the year. I focus on these last days of November. So, what are we supposed to celebrate now? Well, if the Holiday Calendar is accurate, this last week of the eleventh month mostly seems to be devoted to accumulating and consuming stuff.

Thanksgiving weekend is a fine occasion to take stock of our world and to consider honestly how our economy fares globally, nationally and locally. The economy isn’t everything, of course. Freedom, family and health matter more. However, strong economic growth is the best remedy for many vexing challenges.

The two candidates for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat don’t have much good to say about each other.

In gauging the dynamic of Trump/Pence 3.0, look no further than star-struck U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana.

I had my hearing tested recently and this week I got my new hearing aids. My wife has been bugging me to do this for a long time. I heard her, but I wasn’t really listening.

This was community generosity like nothing I’d ever seen.

This is the type of fast that I wish: to loosen the fetters of injustice … to set free those who are oppressed … to share your bread with the hungry, and to offer shelter to the homeless poor, to clothe the naked when you behold them and not turn your back on your own kin. Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your wound will quickly be healed. Isaiah 58:5-8

An improved goal for colleges

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