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May 29th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
How prevalent is the practice of putting American citizens in jail for not being able to pay their debt? It is a practice, the prevalence of which is worth examining especially in these economically challenging times. Not doing so is to allow a practice found in a more uncivilized society to tarnish how the American ideal of capitalism and individual rights should work together for the common...
May 25th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
This Memorial Day weekend, President Barack Obama will once again honor our war heroes at Arlington Cemetery, as will many communities across the nation. It is a great time to not only think of their gallantry, but the common patriotism that existed among them despite their racial and ethnic backgrounds.As the saying goes, neither race nor religion matters when you are in the foxhole. No doubt,...
May 23rd, 2012
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
The concept of debtor’s prisons today, most would consider a past uncaring practice by the criminal justice system. A practice viewed as a callous and unacceptable way to punish those incapable of paying off money owed to another. To place people in jail for being unable to pay their bills is a notion that appears heartless as well as hypocritical. The imprisoned cannot pay the bills, thus,...
May 22nd, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest protestant denomination, could elect its first African-American president in June. This is a deliberate step to move beyond its long history of promoting and preaching racial segregation, which predates the Civil War. The Convention was actually born out of a conflict over slavery. Baptists in the south supported slavery and Baptists in the north...
May 21st, 2012
Written by Wendy Innes in Feature Stories, Latest News with 1 Comment
Perhaps no group of people has a higher list of stereotypes than those who call the Appalachian Mountains home. When many people think of the Appalachian Mountain people, what normally comes to mind is Snuffy Smith smoking a corncob pipe, wearing overalls, and being lazy. Many of the stereotypes that people think of today originate from a single publication called "A Strange Land and Peculiar...
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