Opinion

By: Tuffy Fields Peacemakers in the Buddhist World: Cultivating Harmony from Within  On a beautiful clear morning on December 7th, 1941 one hundred and eighty-three pilots climbed into their aircraft and took off into infamy. With ships turned into the wind these pilots navigated their aircraft toward the naval and army bases on the island of Hawaii and the rest …

By; Sallie Rose Hollis One of my former colleagues regularly sends me news stories about artificial intelligence – or as it’s widely known, AI.  Another friend who’s slow to jump on bandwagons is exploring ChatGPT.  And one of my former journalism students, now teaching my very favorite class on the Louisiana Tech campus, shared with me the rigors of checking …

By: Tuffy Fields Last week we looked at peacemaking andpeacekeeping in the Christian world. Thisweek we will take a look at the largest religionin the world, Islam, and how peace is viewedin that faith. Peace is a powerfulword and it is no more craved than inthe nation of Iran. Let us hope thatthe inhabitants of that country canexperience the peace …

By: Jim Brown You just cannot keep Billy Cannon out ofthe news. LSU’s all-time football hero waspardoned by President Trump last week.And this brought back memories of the guywho put LSU football on the nationalmap.There are certain things you don’tforget. Where you were on 9/11, orwhen President John Kennedy wasshot. Down here in the Bayou State,add to those special dates …

PEACEMAKING AND PEACEKEEPING IN TODAY’S WORLD – A BIBLICAL RESPONSE  The world is in a big dilemma and we continue to ask what can be done to bring peace to a polarized world. In America we have liberals vs conservatives while in Nigeria it is Islam vs Christianity and in the Mid-East it is Iran vs the West. The dislike …

Well, I missed National Compliment Day. It was Jan. 24.  And it’s too early for World Compliment Day. That one is March 1.  Or wait … IS it too early?  Methinks not. Methinks this week is almost the midpoint between those dates, and it’s the perfect time to hand out kudos that will brighten someone’s world.  I often recall a …

As I write this article our region is digging out of a tremendous Arctic blast that hit with the ferocity of a steam train burying many in ice, cold and downed trees while leaving major transportation arteries clogged and shut down. It is cold, for many it has been miserable, we have witnessed death but at the same time we …

Our country has become more polarized than at any time since the onset of our tragic and bloody civil war. Americans are killing Americans for political ideology; killings that are never justified. It is so important that we stand back and realize that we have a nation of laws and these laws are based on Federal and State constitutions and …

Even if some of us didn’t made any New Year’s resolutions, I dare say that some of this same group has accidentally let a stray thought or two creep into our brains concerning something we’d like to accomplish in the coming months. I know I have.  My theme word for the year has turned out to be “renewal,” even though …

Last week I wrote about the history of Iran; a country steeped in long term intellect and dominance. Refer to an Iranian as an Arab and you will quickly be informed that the person is not an Arab, he is a Persian. Even the Muslim religion has taken a twist when talking about Iran vs the other Gulf countries; I.e. …