Opinion
Be civil, even during rivalry week
With the 2020 Iron Bowl in our rear-view mirrors, I think its time that we paused to take a look at the rivalry. The Iron ...
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Opinion
Enjoy the holidays like never before
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Christmas is less than a month away. I propose that we enjoy this holiday season like none we’ve ever had. No one ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 8:33 am
Opinion
Joe Biden and the 25th Amendment
People suggest column topics. The most prominent this week was a request that I explain what happens if Joe Biden can’t complete his term as ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 1:16 pm
Opinion
The Presidential election of 1828
With the voting over and done with (probably; maybe), it’s time we all sat down and tried to gain a little perspective. History is a ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:43 am
Opinion
How the election process really works
My filing deadline for these columns was Monday, the election was Tuesday, and these words appear on Wednesday. No matter how the voting turned out ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 2:08 pm
Opinion
October may be the best of the months
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in The Great Gatsby that “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Fitzgerald—who was smart enough ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 7:22 am
Opinion
Does random chance exist or is everything predetermined?
The issue of free will has plagued mankind for millennia. Do we have it? Let’s think about that from the perspective of two very different ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 2:38 pm
Opinion
Disney World in the year 2020
I am writing this column from Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. More specifically, I am in a cushioned rocking chair (thanks for ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6:58 am
Opinion
Lessons from the front
Ever since spring sprung what came to be known as COVID-19 on us, I’ve been curious to see how we would react. Crises are searching ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:32 pm
Opinion
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I think we should talk about Ruth Ginsburg. She was an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court who died Friday after a long ...