Opinion

January marked the 18th National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), an annual call to action to recognize and educate about this traumatic and dangerous crime.

Is Christianity under attack? When has it not been? Detractors inside the church and outside the church have never called a truce since the first proclaimed Easter morning. Jesus was not the winner of a popularity contest.

The pro-choice and pro-life crowds are in the headlines again, clashing at state and national levels.

Every time this happens, I keep hoping someone brings up a major issue in our system since it affects both sides. Alas, it’s again overlooked.

I was surprised to see a half-page ad in the Independent’s Jan. 20th issue stating that Christianity is under attack. I’ve heard that there are people who actually think that’s true because they see what they believe is its effect. We have no more mandatory morning prayers or Bible verses read over the intercom in public schools.

If you were asked to write down your top-10 favorite places, it’s hard to imagine a landfill making anybody’s list. There’s nothing pretty about a landfill. There’s nothing attractive or inviting about a place where trash is piled high and deep, and you certainly wouldn’t want to take home any souvenirs!

Mortality really makes you think. I don't have any immediately deadly condition, as far as I know, but I get older this week, and I have already lived longer than either of my parents did. I would be naive to think I'll ever eat the apples from the trees I'll plant this year.