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Opinion

Be civil, even during rivalry week

With the 2020 Iron Bowl in our rear-view mirrors, I think its time that we paused to take a look at the rivalry. The Iron ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 1:41 pm

Opinion

Enjoy the holidays like never before

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Christmas is less than a month away. I propose that we enjoy this holiday season like none we’ve ever had. No one ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 8:33 am

Opinion

Joe Biden and the 25th Amendment

People suggest column topics.  The most prominent this week was a request that I explain what happens if Joe Biden can’t complete his term as ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 1:16 pm

Opinion

The Presidential election of 1828

With the voting over and done with (probably; maybe), it’s time we all sat down and tried to gain a little perspective. History is a ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:43 am

Opinion

How the election process really works

My filing deadline for these columns was Monday, the election was Tuesday, and these words appear on Wednesday. No matter how the voting turned out ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 2:08 pm

Opinion

October may be the best of the months

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in The Great Gatsby that “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Fitzgerald—who was smart enough ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 7:22 am

Opinion

Does random chance exist or is everything predetermined?

The issue of free will has plagued mankind for millennia. Do we have it? Let’s think about that from the perspective of two very different ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 2:38 pm

Opinion

Disney World in the year 2020

I am writing this column from Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. More specifically, I am in a cushioned rocking chair (thanks for ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6:58 am

Opinion

Lessons from the front

Ever since spring sprung what came to be known as COVID-19 on us, I’ve been curious to see how we would react. Crises are searching ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:32 pm

Opinion

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I think we should talk about Ruth Ginsburg. She was an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court who died Friday after a long ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 3:27 pm

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