Columns
The ‘Ship’ has sailed on to Heaven
received a text message last week about 2 o’clock in the morning informing me that my pastor, the Rev. Jerome Shipman, transitioned from this world ...
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Columns
Working with Maynard Jackson
During my career, one of the most interesting persons I had the pleasure of working for was Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Atlanta’s first African-American mayor. Jackson ...
by Dr. Glenn Dowell, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 6:28 pm
Columns
DNA testing can even reveal family secrets
Almost every week, we hear of another case of an individual being exonerated and proven innocent of a crime because of DNA testing. DNA testing ...
by Dr. Glenn Dowell, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 7:14 pm
Columns
The evolution of a violent extremist
Years ago, a person was born in Mobile, Alabama to a father, who was a World War II veteran, and a mother, who was a ...
by Dr. Glenn Dowell, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 6:32 pm
Columns
Reflections on why I enjoy writing columns
Since 1980, I have written more than 400 columns for various newspapers. My first column was about the missing and murdered children crisis which occurred ...
by Dr. Glenn Dowell, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 7:48 pm
Columns
God truly does work in mysterious ways
As I have written in previous columns, I was raised in a community in LaGrange where the church was only a few feet away from ...
by Dr. Glenn Dowell, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 7:23 pm
Columns
Plenty to celebrate this week in America
It is that time of year again. This week we celebrated our country’s national holiday, the Fourth of July, celebrating our independence.
by Dr. Glenn Dowell, Thursday, July 5, 2018 6:52 pm
Columns
Law enforcement scrutinized in America
Each year, nearly 1,000 people, mostly Americans, are killed by law enforcement. Most of the shootings are determined to be justifiable and often the officers ...
by Dr. Glenn Dowell, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 1:53 pm
Columns
Nobel Prizes grounded in Biblical principles
The world’s most famous and renowned awards are the Nobel Prizes, which are presented for outstanding achievement in literature, peace, economics, medicine and the sciences. ...
by Dr. Glenn Dowell, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:21 pm
Columns
Suicide and those it affects the most
It has become a part of our national consciousness. For loved ones who are left behind, there is often a feeling of betrayal. Suicide happens ...