Help stop the spread of germs

Coughing is one common reflex action that we do to expel something out from our throat.  “We clear our airways to get rid of substances that are irritating to the airway passages,” said Family Medicine specialist Rex Carbonilla, M.D.

Sanctuaries originated in the Bible

You may have heard of Gun Sanctuary – or Sanctuary Cities – in the news.  Did you know the concept of sanctuary comes from the Bible?  Before there was a King in Israel, sanctuary was a way for people who had unintentionally caused the death of another to seek refuge and safety.

Sadly, men, your brainpower may be a few horses shy of women’s

March is National Women’s History Month, so designated by Congress in 1987 to recognize and celebrate the achievements of American women that often go unnoticed.

Wants and needs are two different things

Anthony Liccione serves in the Army and he is a poet of some repute.  My favorite quote is “They say timing is everything. But then they say, there is never a perfect time for everything.

Another view on beer and wine

Sometimes, one thing leads to another.  I received a solicitation in the mail from the North Carolina Sheriffs Association which looked – at first glance – like it came from our local Sheriff Joseph W. Jones.  So I stopped by the Sheriff’s office and made an appointment to see him.

Gray skies are gonna clear up

Admission up front: I really don’t enjoy writing columns, which accounts for why this is my first such effort of 2020.

The matter of drinking alcohol

“They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits end” (Psalm 107:27). Most people around the world tend to only know of one definition of ‘wine’. Since there are two actual definitions of ‘wine’, the Bible uses both, depending on the context.

Politics and one-liners part of history

We are deep into the political year to end all political years. More than 20 Democratic candidates are winnowing down to five or so. The primaries have started.

A space-force Bible

The new U.S. Space Force has an official Bible.  On Jan. 12, a Holy Bible was presented by Air Force Chief of Chaplains Steven A. Schaick, to be blessed by the Episcopal church’s Bishop of the Air Force at the Washington National Cathedral.

Graham County's crisis of contempt

The headline of this column is borrowed and slightly amended from a speech by Arthur C. Brooks given last week at the National Prayer Breakfast. The speaker is not a preacher, but he is a professor and sociologist and a person of profound faith.