If Youth Be Served …
Westside Middle School in Jonesboro appeared to be a typical public school in a smallish city in Northeastern Arkansas. What happened on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, was anything but typical. USA Today's headline told the story: Five Killed at Arkansas School: 4 Students, Teacher Die In Ambush; 2 Classmates Held The premeditated ambush on classmates […]
What’s in a Name?
A friend recently recounted a sad but true story from his childhood. It took place in the late 1960s, when he was about eight years old. A hippie family came to their church one Sunday night. The husband had a scruffy beard, they were wearing beads, and they obviously stood out in the congregation. The […]
The Elmo Enigma
Funny how the law of supply and demand works at Christmas time. Take for instance this past Christmas. Michelle and I caught the Christmas movie Jingle All The Way. In case you missed it, the movie concerned something all parents have faced: finding the most popular toy all the kids want, but none of the […]
