Mark Hopkins
FeaturesApril 14, 2018
We all need some time offAs some are aware, this column that I call "Southern Perspective" is in its eleventh year. I must admit that when I began writing for the local newspapers in 2007 I never expected to be still writing it in 2018. Some might say, "Why not? Didn't you think politics a...FeaturesApril 7, 2018
We need a national planning commissionWhat should be obvious to most observers of the national scene is that we have a long list of national problems that seem to stay with us decade after decade with little progress toward solution. Constant conflict is the result. I am convinced that our major nation...FeaturesMarch 31, 2018
Public education: The big pictureWhen our forefathers planned this new nation back in 1775-1776, it was obvious that there were certain necessities for having a democratic form of government. Educating the population was one of those. In the United States public education is not limited to element...FeaturesMarch 24, 2018
Fixing American education: increasing time on taskIt is hard to open a newspaper today and not find something negative written about the state of education in the U.S. Fifty years ago our students ranked in the top five in most key educational areas as compared with students of other countries. Today they rank som...FeaturesFebruary 3, 2018
State of the unionHere we are in 2018, a full year after Donald Trump became our president, and the world hasn't come to an end, yet. Those who predicted gloom and doom have been proven to be half right. We have had plenty of gloom. The doom, well, as Mark Twain predicted, "The repo...FeaturesJanuary 27, 2018
Talking about characterWebster's dictionary defines character as "the total sum of the distinguishing qualities of a person, group, or thing." We can further define "distinguishing qualities" as those aspects of a person's behavior that tell us not only what he/she has done but what is l...FeaturesJanuary 13, 2018
Trickle down or trickle upNewspapers gave us Pearl Harbor-sized headlines telling us we had a new tax law. In the fine print, it said the new law would generate a $1-trillion deficit. It was Everett Dirksen, iconic senator from Illinois who famously said, "A million here and a million there...FeaturesDecember 30, 2017
The good news for 2017We are nearing the first anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration as our president. Most would attest to the fact that this has been one of the most unusual first years by any president in memory. The nay-sayers have been out in force, and if one believed what th...FeaturesDecember 23, 2017
Songs tell the story of our SaviorBy Mark Hopkins
Several years back I spent most of December in India visiting several cities. It was Dec. 22 and I was on a plane moving down the taxiway headed for home when I became aware the wonderful Christmas carol "Hark, the Herald Angeles Sing" was playing ...Advertisement
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