Opinion/Editorial Articles
Holiday season should be a time for charitable acts and social justice
On Thanksgiving night, families around America will gather around the dinner table. Inevitably, people will overeat, drink a bit too much, share some stories and, potentially, a few harsh words. But, hey, that's practically a holiday tradition. Every American speaks of the warm fuzzy feeling that overtakes them in the late fall and early winter months.
The Journal expresses its thanks in accordance with the The Journal expresses its thanks in accordance with the season
The first recorded Thanksgiving celebration took place Sept. 8, 1565 - 444 years ago. In celebration of the annual holiday, Webster University will close early in the afternoon on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In between mouthfuls of turkey and stuffing, diners announce the things they are thankful for, ranging anywhere from good grades to good genes.
God hates you, and you, and you
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The members of Westboro Baptist Church paid a visit to the St. Louis area for the second time in two weeks. On Nov. 12, the religious group, famous for protesting at the funerals of fallen soldiers, showed up at Northwest High School in Jefferson County. Their purpose was to spread the "truth" to the high school-aged "brats," as they eloquently put in a recent press release.
Arab, Muslim and American
A nation of many races, ethnicities and religions targets Muslims for the actions of a few
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Last week, I came home to find my dad perched in front of the television with the usual CNN playing. He turned to me and informed me that, "There was a shooting at a military base in Texas. The shooter was Arab. And Muslim." Damn. Maybe this is selfish on my part.
Post-racial America? Don't hold your breath
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Interracial relationships are all around us - from celebrities like Seal and Heidi Klum to everyday people at the grocery store. Even some of my own family members are in interracial relationships. A person's skin color does not separate them from the rest of society or one another.
The Gorlok's looking a little chubby these days
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Give me some grease with that tub of butter I am about to consume. Order out and that's what you're basically telling the pizza guy on the other end of the line, because you're certainly not getting any nutrition. What you are getting is a heap of fat and an unnecessary amount of calories.
Antebellum: Fathers and Sons
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Father-son relationships were strained from the get-go. Back in the garden, Adam would prance around, giving cretinous names to the animals bounding in the verdant bush. Kangaroos. Wallabies. Wombats. And those were just the marsupials. "Look, Pa! It's an opossum!" Adam yelped with a face draped in the most vapid of expressions.
