By GREG MARKLEY OPINION — Last year in mid-December, I awoke in the middle of the night and yelled, “Chuck Norris.” My wife asked what the heck I was talking about this time. No, I was not planning to take on the martial arts champion and star of action films. Neither...

By GREG MARKLEY OPINION –– It was November 1977, four years after the controversial Roe v. Wade decision of the Supreme Court. That landmark decision essentially legalized abortions in the U.S. woman could have an abortion based on the right to privacy in the 14th...

By GREG MARKLEY If you are an Auburn University or Southern Union student enrolled this summer, the advice below is of immediate help. I hope so. If you are taking a break from books, keep this information handy; in mid-August you may be back in a classroom or...

By GREG MARKLEY OPINION — In 1972, singer Jim Croce had a hit single called “You don’t mess around with Jim.” Lyrics were: “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind; you don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger, and you don’t mess around with...