Ringgold boys soccer coach Steve Persaud watches as much soccer as he can.But he paid a little extra attention Tuesday when Trinidad and Tobago defeated the United States in a 2018 World Cup qualifier, 2-1, meaning that the Americans will miss their first World Cup since 1986.Why?Persaud is a ...
<em>Local editorials from 50 years ago are being reprinted every Monday and Tuesday in this column. This editorial appeared in the Evening Standard, a predecessor of the ĢƵ, on May 1, 1967.</em>The “Maginot Line mentality” was so thoroughly ...
It seems the older I get the more outspoken I’ve become.When I was younger I took life in stride. Maybe it's because I didn't know that there were injustices in this world. When I was growing up my parents showed us a lot of love and that love shielded us from the hate and prejudice that was ...
Forty-nine years have passed since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. The only lesson to be learned since then is that social and economic justice, racial equality, love of God and neighbor cannot be legislated. We must appeal to a higher level. The Supreme Court of men is still ...
As I was listening to our pastor's morning sermon, "Will you be New in the New Year,'' It came to me that we in the United States need renewal.We need to take action Start with encouraging all churches to adopt a theme something like "Make American Great Again.''"On your knees return to Christ ...
Israel was threatened by numerous forces when she was established.But, times have changed and Israel is well established in many ways. She has been receiving massive amounts of funding from US citizens who are also Israeli citizens. The fundraising brings massive amounts of funds to Israel, ...