Opinion

By Kay S. Pedrotti

The words “Never Forget” have been used because of many hateful events, the Holocaust and the 9/11 attack being among the most notable. I have my own dark day that will not be forgotten; though the day was too horrible to contemplate, its tragedy brought a certain enduring light into my life.

That day was Sept. 15, 1963. Next year it will be 50 years since the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., when four young girls were killed and many injured during the Sunday school hour. Three of the girls – Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley – were 14 years old. Denise McNair was 11. [Full Story »] 

In our recent poll, the vast majority felt Islam is a religion of violent savages not a religion of peace. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

I had not lived hereabouts for long when I was invited by the Barnesville Bulldog Club to go on its first ever bus trip – a men only excursion that kicked off a series of legendary trips.

That inaugural journey was to Knoxville, Tennessee where some 40 of us had the privilege to watch as Herschel Walker pounded Bill Bates into dust en route to his first touchdown as a Dawg. I knew Chunky Shiver before the bus departed but became aware of his quick, caustic wit on the trip. [Full Story »]