Category: Pioneering

Want out?

~ Lisa Brittain

The only way out is through... I know. That's not the news you wanted to read. Believe me. I've tried to go around or over or anything but through the middle of most of the hard things in my life. I've had big eyes and big dreams for all of my life. I've signed up … Continue reading Want out?

Brazil’s Women’s Basketball Team Brings New Strategy to Tokyo

~ rwbrittain

In 2016, Brazil’s women’s basketball squad disappointed in their home country going 0-5.  The team finished second to last, only semantically edging out Senegal.  After that showing, the country’s national basketball organization went back to the drawing board.  The Brazilians are bringing an entirely new approach to the upcoming summer games.  The roster is completely … Continue reading Brazil’s Women’s Basketball Team Brings New Strategy to Tokyo

Chapter 2: Abundant Life

~ Lisa Brittain

{The Beatitudes of Jesus} Matthew 5:1 - 12 Jesus hands us the keys. Will we try them out to unlock doors to the abundant life? Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, Blessed am I, enriched in my life, when I recognize … Continue reading Chapter 2: Abundant Life

Chapter 1: Truthfulness

~ Lisa Brittain

Peaceful assurance was not out of reach for me if I had been willing to accept that I was concerned without cause.  I could have listened to my husband who insisted these two young lads were quite normal.  I could have listened to our family doctor, who was not concerned with our sons' development. I could have chosen a number of other wise paths, which would have ultimately led me to throw worry out the window.

An Argument that Georgia’s Voting Bill is not Suppressive

~ rwbrittain

There are few things that are as sure as death and taxes, but Democrats calling voting bills suppressive is a close second. An age old tradition in politics is that any Republican voting measure is dismissed as suppressing the vote. The suppression seems to only ever occur in African- American communities, no less. Especially in … Continue reading An Argument that Georgia’s Voting Bill is not Suppressive

A Public- Private Partnership for the Cure

~ rwbrittain

We learned this week that we have three different vaccines for the COVID virus in the US.  We also learned that we are supposed to be able to get a vaccine by May.  We have the product and the manufacturing but we still don’t have the infrastructure and delivery process developed.  There seems to be … Continue reading A Public- Private Partnership for the Cure

Longtime High School Head Coach Accused of Inciting Violence, Fired

~ rwbrittain

Jefferson High School took the field against crosstown rival Riverside last October without the guidance of head coach Dan Marshall.  This was the first time in a decade that the Minutemen were not led out of the tunnel by Marshall.  The longtime coach built the program into a powerhouse in the 5A division.  The coach’s … Continue reading Longtime High School Head Coach Accused of Inciting Violence, Fired