It might sound unbelievable, but the days of sipping a cup of coffee and reading the morning newspaper while sitting at the kitchen table or riding a train to work may soon become a thing of the past. According to...
The other day, my wife and I were sitting on the couch having a conversation about this or that, and the television was on over in the corner, chattering away to no one. Isn’t that the case in most households? ...
It was shocking to some, just “business as usual” to others. A governor of Illinois was arrested by federal agents for a litany of charges, including an alleged attempt to sell a U.S. Senate seat.
We have gotten to the...
Without exception, the most trying duty of an American President is to send men and women into harm’s way. Even more emotionally devastating is when a Commander-in-Chief must take responsibility for those who paid the ultimate price while defending U.S....
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Laurie Higgins
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02.05.09
Kristen McQueary of the Southtown Star newspaper has the dubious honor of being the first journalist of whom I’m aware to mischaracterize a position of mine through rhetorical manipulation. (Read McQueary’s columnHERE.)
The offense occurs in this statement by McQueary:...
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David E. Smith
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01.09.09
The Christmas season is a popular time for families to go to the movies. To cash in on this opportunity, Hollywood typically releases a glut of films catering to every ticket-buying demographic. The week of Christmas, the PG-rated Marley &...
Just when I thought the insults were over regarding Christmas, Dane Placko of Fox 32 Chicago decided to make a trip to Springfield probably to cover all the turmoil surrounding Governor Rod Blagojevich‘s legal travails. In a short piece aired...
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Laurie Higgins
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12.18.08
On a recent episode of the Daily Show, Jon Stewart debated Mike Huckabee on the issue of legalized homosexual marriage-an oxymoron if ever there was one. (Click HERE to watch video.)
What is truly astonishing is that Jon Stewart’s debate...
Perhaps you missed it, after all, there was that story about Tiger being in the proverbial woods regarding a late night Thanksgiving crash. The story about this world famous golfer and his possible extramarital affairs have filled the airwaves to...
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David E. Smith
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05.20.08
With the recent Oligarchic decision in California to overturn that state’s ban on homosexual marriage, the State Journal-Register again revealed their radical bias, hypocrisy and outright intolerance toward people of faith.
The Springfield State Journal-Register (SJ-R) owes an apology to...
I just turned 54 years of age and my memories of pornography are very vague. The simple fact is when I was in my rambunctious years–which I would say lasted from late adolescence until my late 20’s–pornography was not a...
04.29.08
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games referring to itself as ‘the purveyors of video gaming pleasure’, has done it again, releasing another video game that contains extreme sexual and violent content.
Take-Two is anticipating $400 million in sales...
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David E. Smith
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04.29.08
When most Americans hear the term “New Age” they might think of a little boutique that sells cotton caftans, CDs of sitar music, and multicolored assortments of crystals. It all seems to point to dubious fashion sense and outdated home...
For years, when talking about the media, what came to mind was television, radio, and movies. Average Americans had few personal opportunities at media exposure through these venues, and the ‘lucky few’ who received their so-called 15 minutes of fame...
A review of “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” (opening in theaters April 18)
April 7, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com/CWA) – There’s a shakeup in the cult of neo-Darwinist pseudo-science, and that endearing, monotone high school teacher of “Ferris Bueller” fame is doing the...
