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Opinion

Maybe what we need is a new Billy Graham

As a college freshman I began waiting on Newseek magazine to come out so I could turn to the back and read George F. Will’s ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 6:43 am

Opinion

Do not take special moments for granted

I never really had a father, so Father’s Day always sneaks up on me.  To celebrate it this year my three girls, one of my ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:23 am

Opinion

Take a deep breath and notice our world

If you watch the news—with all that’s going on, we seem drawn to it like a moth to a flame—you would think the world is ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 6:54 am

Opinion

Ramifications of defunding police

As I’m writing this, there is a hue and cry (a term I chose carefully) all across America for us to defund the police. Some ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 8:18 am

Opinion

Protests should end, but conversation continue

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died in Powdertown, a relatively unknown community south of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, after an encounter with the local police. ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 6:49 am

Opinion

Class of 2020 has a lot of history left to live through

The high school class of 2020 went through an odd year.  That set me thinking about my grandmother and the times she lived through. We ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 6:45 am

Opinion

The graduation speech I didn’t give

Does it shock you as much as it shocks me that the class of 2020 is about to march down the aisle and no one ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:33 am

Editorials

Venturing out after COVID-19 hibernation

I don’t know what y’all did this weekend, but with the governor telling us that we can leave our houses, I decided to get out ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 7:20 am

Opinion

Job and the Chinese farmer

Maybe it’s time we wrapped our heads around this pandemic from a different perspective. When I was a boy roaming the halls of Huguley Elementary ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:12 am

Opinion

What happens to the sacrifices we make when times get tough?

Dr. Kevin Elko, a world-renown sports psychologist who has consulted with Super Bowl winning professional football teams and now for Nick Saban at the University ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 6:55 am

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