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Epics, myths, narratives enrich the imagination and a culture. Science merely and heroically endeavours to understand reality

A tense disagreement about the role of Athens Recreation Advisory Board gave way to discussion about the Athens West Side park as Board members met Thursday with Athens Mayor Steve

In the 1896 race, Jennings was the first presidential candidate to ever visit Kewanee

We can expect culture wars to proliferate; right-wingers are energized, and well see more Trumpkins elected to high office.

IN a recent CBS-TV news interview, an unvaccinated man recovering in a Louisiana hospital after suff...

A reader asked if science had killed God. Many people would say God is not dead, but most know that science has changed some aspects of religion. The question is a good one because it opens the door to thoughts about the past and present relationship between religion and science. This relationship has been plagued with serious issues. History has informed us that religion can be destructive if misguided. History has also recorded that humans have used science/technology to create instruments of...

The GOP’s Hurting the Kids to Own the Libs in Tennessee Wajahat Ali © Provided by The Daily Beast Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Getty Nihilistic Tennessee Republicans, committed to advancing the most restrictive anti-abortion laws including a bill that forces the burial or cremation of surgically aborted fetuses, have stopped the state’s vaccination outreach to minors. As the Delta variant spreads across America, with all 50 states reporting an increase i...

  Credit Scopes Festival The trial at the Rhea County Courthouse drew national attention - and lured national names of the time to Dayton:  William Jennings Bryan, Clarence Darrow and H.L. Mencken. Last year, the Scopes Festival - which in the past featured a play reenacting the trial in the same courtroom where the actual trial took place - was canceled due to the pandemic. This year’s festival - on Saturday in Dayton - will present a new play in that courtroom:  “How It Started.”   ...

(The Conversation) — A PBS documentary has reinitiated conversations about the influence of Billy Graham. Here are three articles that describe the impact and the enduring legacy of the famed preacher.

A new two-hour documentary on PBS examines the life and rise of Billy Graham, the famed preacher, who died on Feb. 21, 2018 at 99. Graham’s enduring