Guy Rodgers & Wilt’s 100 Point Game: Who is Your “Assist-man”?

Last week there was a lot of talk about the greatest record in the history of American sports. A little over fifty years ago, a 7-foot-1, 275-pound center by the name of Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in leading the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks. It was March 2, […]

Is Facebook a lifeline to Community or an escape from it?

It was well after the Academy Awards that I sat down to watch The Social Network. The movie portrayed computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg as a rather unlikable character that was driven by his longing for acceptance to create this new online platform for connection. It is remarkable to think about the powerful role his […]

Mockingbird Monday: Parable of the Ewells – would you hang around with bob ewell?

We are so enamored with the noble Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s novel and his commitment to his principles and doing what is right — win or lose — that we often overlook who is, in my estimation, one of the most unlikable (and believable) villains in American literature. Bob Ewell is thoroughly detestable because […]