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3 days ago by W Gregory Ward.
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Maybe what we need is a new Billy Graham
As a college freshman I began waiting on Newseek magazine to come out so I could turn to the back and read George F. Will’s ... Read more
An exercise in free assembly
OUR VIEW: In late May, the nation was collectively shell-shocked when a video surfaced of George Floyd dying while in police custody as Officer Dave ... Read more
Do not take special moments for granted
I never really had a father, so Father’s Day always sneaks up on me. To celebrate it this year my three girls, one of my ... Read more
Juneteenth should be celebrated everywhere
On this day 154 years ago, word reached Galveston, Texas, of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, officially freeing the last slaves held in the United ... Read more
Take your foot off my neck; A call for self-evaluation
Dear Editor Ever wonder why African Americans celebrate Juneteenth? Why is Juneteenth important to the 40 million African Americans and other people of goodwill in ... Read more
Congratulations to the recent LPD promotions
OUR VIEW: On Monday, four members of the Lanett Police Department were promoted during the city council meeting. Brittani Reaves and Brad King were promoted ... Read more
Teaching our international friends new things
OUR VIEW: During the 2019-20 school year, the Springwood International program had 31 students from several countries around the world. Of those students, 22 lived ... Read more
Take a deep breath and notice our world
If you watch the news—with all that’s going on, we seem drawn to it like a moth to a flame—you would think the world is ... Read more
Preventative measures will save our summer
We all have a bad case of quarantine fatigue. We are tired of living in what feels like lockdown limbo. The weather is warmer, summer ... Read more
Ramifications of defunding police
As I’m writing this, there is a hue and cry (a term I chose carefully) all across America for us to defund the police. Some ... Read more