Rubin: More than a Sandwich: Saving Public Broadcasting

When I first discovered my love of reading, I was not inspired to delve into the thick, dusty classics by the pleading of my parents. I was inspired by an intelligent, enthusiastic Jack Russell Terrie

Quietly Making Noise: Forgive and Forget

Numerous times it’s hard to predict what this column is going to be about. Most of the time it’s political, and I’m guessing there are no more than 100 people who know what I’m talking about half of t

The Friendly Ghost: Travel Tantrums

“On behalf of AirTran Airways, we’d like to welcome you to Atlanta, Georgia. It is currently 65 degrees and raining, and the time is 8:15 am.”A final glance at our next boarding pass confirmed that ou

Turn of the Century: Hollywood Glam and Gore

Here’s a cast of characters sure to amuse anyone: a psycho killer, a twisted oil baron, a ruthless attorney and a drug-addicted pop singer. Okay, so maybe it won’t amuse just anyone. And yet it’s a ca

Jessica Kincaid on Captial Punishment

With all the recent news attention on the Bobby Cutts trial and sentencing, there has been discussion on whether capital punishment is an appropriate penalty issued by America’s legal system. I person

Jessica Kincaid on Racism

I expected the Cavalier Girls to “dance” during timeouts and at halftime and the T-shirt-wrapped hotdogs to be launched into the stands. I was surprised by the spot on the scoreboard that informed fan

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