It was the ‘70s. The hippie movement was past its prime, the civil rights movement had ended, and President Nixon was in office. The Vietnam Conflict was thought to be over when North Vietnam broke its side of a peace treaty and went back into South Vietnam in 1973 (occupying territory, not fighting...

The cutest dresses have been walking around campus this week in all shapes, designs, and colors. These dresses for fall are a definite must, and there is a perfect little dress for every girl out there. But let’s pause and state the 'rules' that apply to dresses. Rule number 1: It is not cute to...

It is hard to believe something like this is actually happening. It’s 2007, 50 years after Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement, and we still have to deal with racism. It’s a complex situation, the conflict at Jena high school in Louisiana. It has completely torn apart the town; the danger...

I am constantly getting phone calls, emails and letters from readers who are seeking out my opinion. And it’s no small wonder. The journalistic integrity oozes so tangibly from The Chimes that it frequently gets readers’ hands sticky with quality. I am frequently approached about the subject of global...