Opinion

Going Paperless, yeah right

Way back in the 80's, my kids think this is the Elvis era, we all heard about how computers will make us a paperless society. At the time, the fancy copiers, that are now common in every ho...

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The lessons of Iraq should begin with pronunciation

    Eye-Rack.      I-rock.     Uh-rack.     Uh-rock.     Ee-rock.     Ee-rack. &nbs...

Reality TV at its best; why the World Series deserves more attention

     The only reality TV that I find worth watching has been on this week: The World Series. Even though this year's "Fall Classic" takes place hundreds of miles from a...

Pastor\'s Blog - WEREWOLF SLAVES

Pastor Lanette S. Van  FREEDOM THROUGH CHRIST, Part 1 Matthew 11:28-30 Romans 7:15-25a Do you ever have days when you feel like a werewolf? Yes, I said werewolf – that creature of folk lore a...

\'Noman\' is not an island: We must stand together against lame political clichés

        Do you ever stop to think about all of the nonsensical things that people say on a daily basis?      Things like:      &q...

The lesson of the ladder

     Ever since I first saw the Vinton Fire Department's bright yellow aerial ladder truck extended to its height of more than 100 feet, I have wondered what it would be like to ...

Just when I thought technology couldn\'t get scarier

Up until a couple years ago, we were one of those odd couples that lived with pay-by-the minute cell phones, which means we didn't use them, except in emergencies. We had dial up on our compute...

The 80/20 principle and the Wall Street protests

Take the average sporting event. Let’s say it’s a football game and you have crowds for both teams of roughly the same size. The vast, vast, VAST majority of both groups of fans (say, 8...

What members of Occupy Wall Street really want, in their own words

     They are out to change history, those people who are filling Wall Street with their protests about Wall Street, and camping out on the most famous corner in New York City. &...