Category Archives: Op-Ed

The Religious Right Has Become Everything Its Hated

The iconic line from the Christopher Nolan Batman movie The Dark Knight has District Attorney Harvey Dent say, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” For the most part, the Christian religious right has done this. At one point, they remained silent on politics. During the CivilContinue reading “The Religious Right Has Become Everything Its Hated”

Rittenhouse Verdict Only Proves It’s Going To Get Much Worse Before It Gets Better

From the moment, that awful Bruce Schroeder, the judge who was presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial, made the ruling that those shot couldn’t be referred to as “victims,” the tracks had been laid for the acquittal. Everyone was expecting it. That’s the ultimate shame of our judicial system. We already knew where itContinue reading “Rittenhouse Verdict Only Proves It’s Going To Get Much Worse Before It Gets Better”

Donate For A Good Cause

If you can, I know times are tough with the holiday season coming up, but if you good please donate to Laura Kuester’s fund-raiser https://secure.givelively.org/donate/help-in-crisis/take-a-step?ref=582fc02a-de1d-4ecb-b6a9-2e0f22904e74. Kuester is the wife of a former U.S. Attorney and currently over the Help-In-Crisis organization which helps victims of domestic abuse. I know times are tough and if you can’tContinue reading “Donate For A Good Cause”

‘Minari’ Roots Itself In Familiar Ground

I first heard about the Oscar-winning Minari when I saw the listing for extras when it was filmed in the Tulsa area during the summer of 2019. I even applied to a few listings but wasn’t called back. The movie stars Steven Yeun of The Walking Dead fame in a far different role as JacobContinue reading “‘Minari’ Roots Itself In Familiar Ground”

Honoring Veterans Should Take More Effort Than Social Media Posts

Today is Veterans Day, honoring all past and present military veterans. For the first time this Veterans Day in about 20 years, we are not involved in a war. It might not seem important despite what happened in Afghanistan but it should be a painful reminder to what people did and continue to do. I’mContinue reading “Honoring Veterans Should Take More Effort Than Social Media Posts”

The Kyle Rittenhouse Murder Case Won’t End Well Regardless Of The Verdict

The Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial is a case that has been a long time coming in the American judicial system. What constitutes self-defense, vigilantism or flat out murder? We’ve often had a grey area in discussing the matter and it’s only gotten worse in the last 20 years. When I was working in Americus, Ga.,Continue reading “The Kyle Rittenhouse Murder Case Won’t End Well Regardless Of The Verdict”

We Need To Talk About Men’s Mental Health

I can’t keep up with all the different days, weeks and months devoted to special causes, but I do say that November which is Men’s Mental Health Month should be heavily observed, because we need to discuss the issues with men who suffer from mental health issues. Because of the history of establishing a patriarchy,Continue reading “We Need To Talk About Men’s Mental Health”

Why It’s Time To Stop Daylights Saving

If you’re one of many people other there who lives in a state or area that still observes Daylight Savings Time, it comes to an end at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7. And I would hopefully wish our government, now that the infrastructure bill is taken care of, do something about it. November isContinue reading “Why It’s Time To Stop Daylights Saving”

Republicans Shouldn’t Count Their Chickens Before They Hatch

It was the 2015 college football season when my alma matter, Georgia Southern University, had tied against the University of Georgia at the end of regulation when they went into overtime at 17-17. If you know another about Georgia football back then, Mark Richt, head football coach at UGA was seriously despised by almost allContinue reading “Republicans Shouldn’t Count Their Chickens Before They Hatch”