Issues | The local news reported 11 dead in a crash on I-65, about 70 miles
south of Louisville, Ky. Early news reports indicated that an
18-wheeler smashed into a 15-passenger van. Later news revealed
that 10 people from the…
Sports |
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter collected his 3,000th hit on
July 9. Although 27 other players in major league baseball history
had gone before Jeter…
Sports |
The University of South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team won its
second consecutive College World Series Tuesday night, defeating
the University of Florida…
Art |
As the Mississippi River slogs its way through Louisiana and
Mississippi, we are reminded once again that too much water in the
wrong place and at the wrong…
Sports |
Inside the small farmhouse, a young couple enjoyed their first
autumn living in the Missouri Ozarks. Orange leaves still left on
the trees clung tightly to…
Sports |
Finding heroes can be as easy as driving down the road-if you pay
attention to what road you're on. I have five tickets and four
sons, and tonight we'll be in…
Religion |
I trekked into Walmart for milk and bread but didn't make it past
the magazines and books. I looked. I counted. Eight? How could
Walmart stock eight different…
Sports |
Rather than face a 100-game suspension for his second
performance-enhancing drug violation, baseball slugger Manny
Ramirez decided to retire from baseball on…
Media |
Forget about tight ends, tackles, and touchdowns. What many want to
know is whether the television commercials that will air during
Super Bowl XLV will have…
Books |
The pillars of religion and sports undergird the house of American
culture. Over 40 percent of Americans tell pollsters (perhaps with
some bit of fibbing)
Sports |
With the unveiling of
The Tenth Inning
on PBS this week, filmmaker Ken Burns did something he has never
done before to one of his acclaimed documentaries: He…
Faith & Inspiration |
When Johnny Cash sang lyrics written by others, he took possession
of the words as though they were autobiographical. A great example
of this is his cover of…
