God’s Unconditional Love: The Antidote for Hate is the subject of the weekly Wednesday evening service April 23 at 7 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist. The person who leads the service (an elected layperson) has put together readings on this topic so participants can think prayerfully about upcoming ‘white civil rights’ events in the community.  The Wednesday meetings ... (click for more)

There’s been considerable discussion about how – and even if – spiritual faith should intersect with how a privately-owned company should be run. What’s God got to do with it, right? The question has even reached the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. I’m not the person to weigh in on this issue from a legal perspective, but a broader concern is involved here. We often hear religion ... (click for more)

Police have made an arrest in the slaying of Daniel Adams on Pinewood Avenue, charging a man who showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound shortly afterward. Eric Fitzgerald Williams was charged with criminal homicide and filing a false police report. Williams entered Parkridge Hospital suffering from a wound to his head on April 3 - the same day as the Adams slaying. ... (click for more)

One of the men labeled as the "worst of the worst" in a Chattanooga round up was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months and three years supervised release after he plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Guy Wilkerson told Federal Judge Sandy Mattice, "I'm just a young father and I want the best for my kids." He said he apologized and that he knew what he ... (click for more)

Being new to recycling, I have lots to learn.  I rely on 311 and the attendants at the neighborhood collection centers to assist in building my knowledge.   Recently, I had an experience that makes me reconsidered my recycling efforts.  I loaded up my car, called 311 to verify what I could take, only to be blocked by the attendant at my neighborhood collection ... (click for more)

Now that early voting has started and our strawberries have hopefully survived this last blush of winter, allow me to catch up on some things but, first, here’s a letter from a concerned reader I feel compelled to share: “There is something I have noticed throughout Brainerd, East Brainerd, Dayton, etc. A billboard has been put up, I believe by the Health Department of Hamilton ... (click for more)