While sitting down with Greg Abbott at Vitek’s, surrounded by Texas memorabilia, I can easily see why he is well on the way to be the next governor of Texas.
Abbott understands the legitimate need of the party to become a “big tent” and appeal to other groups.
Two months ago, in an opinion published in USA Today, the president of Baylor University said that: “there is no tolerance without Christianity.”
For pushing 55 years old, Barbie’s still got it, and she’ll be flaunting her flawless body in the 50th anniversary edition of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The doll, invented by Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler, will be in a four-page advertisement in the magazine wearing a revamped version of her original 1959 black and white striped swimsuit.
On Aug. 7, 1930, two young black men were lynched in Marion, Ind.
A photographer named Lawrence Beitler had a studio across the street from the lynching tree. He came out and snapped what became an iconic photo, which he made into a postcard and sold. It shows Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith hanging dead and their executioners, faces clearly visible, milling about as if at a picnic. Though authorities possessed this damning photographic evidence, they never arrested anyone for the crime. It was officially attributed to “persons unknown.”
While I support the opinion expressed in the Lariat’s recent editorial “Talent should yield an NFL roster spot,” on gay NFL draft prospect Michael Sam that ran on Feb. 19, the language used by the editors needs to change.
While the editorial board does not condone his lifestyle, we support Sam’s right to play in the NFL, and this situation pertains to his right to work, not the morality of his lifestyle.
It is time for the NFL to look beyond sexual orientation in its players.
Before last summer, I considered myself an up-against-the-wall right wing conservative ready to shoot down anyone with my proverbial concealed weapon. Now, I’m willing to give the other side a fair listen.
Discrimination is far from eradicated from our society, and it seems like each newsworthy incident is a reminder of just how much more work our society has yet to do.
Gary James, a restaurant owner in Enid, Okla., serves as a painful example of a person that refuses to treat others with respect.
