My mom has multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease causing interference between the brain, spinal cord and other areas of the body. There is no cure, and the cause is unknown. Some people are hardly affected, living normal lives. In severe cases, people lose the ability to walk and speak clearly. My mom has no control Read More
I am no better than a black man, no matter what his or my capabilities may be. And the fact that I am attracted to women does not place me any higher or lower than a homosexual man. Not only myself, but every man on this Earth is equal to every other man. No aspect Read More
Failure is a necessity. It is not easy on the heart, the mind, the body. It is not easy to accept, and at times it is not easy to explain. But failure is necessary. Without it life would grow stale. Our everyday actions would become a monotonous mess of boring and mundane. We are not Read More
Murray State basketball has provided me with some of my favorite college memories. Not many people from a mid-major conference can say they were the photographer for a basketball team that was the last undefeated team in the nation. But I?can. And there is nothing quite like sitting courtside when the Racers hit the game-winning Read More
Rivalries exist in every sport at every level. There’s the third Saturday in October when the Alabama Crimson Tide face off against the Tennessee Volunteers – granted, it hasn’t been much of a game the past few years, but it is a rivalry nonetheless. There’s the Red Sox and Yankees, the Celtics and Lakers, Duke Read More
Picture this: Two outs, bottom of the ninth, full count and the bases are loaded. Here comes a fastball down the middle. Swing and a miss for strike three. Or, it’s smoked over the wall for a walk-off grand slam. Take your pick. Either way, it is game over for one team. That’s all it Read More
I have never been a New York Yankees fan – it has never even crossed my mind for a single moment. I actually despise most everything about the team. I could go on and on about why the Yankees leave a bitter taste in my mouth, but I want to reflect on the man who Read More
Free. That is such a touchy word. And it can be dangerous for a journalist. I, along with most people I know, learned at a very early age nothing in life can ever truly be free. It is something people just come to accept. But what does it really mean? In economics class a couple Read More