This saying also goes for the information that we consume
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 2, 2021 - 6:05am
By Amelia Alexander
We live in an age of information, but unfortunately, we also live in an era of misinformation.
Fake news spreads like wildfire. Fake news is information that is false or completely misleading that is presented as news. Fake news travels about 6 times faster than regular news on social media. This is extremely concerning.
The top 5 church hymns that should be retired today
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 28, 2021 - 10:07pm
Reviewed/written by Craig Hoffman
In another century we won’t be singing many of the hymns we’re screeching out on Sundays. While some will have lasted a week, perhaps, others even for a few years, there are several that should be retired from regular use right now!
Do you agree with the following candidates for overdue retirement? Let the Icon know in the comments!
“Onward Christian Soldiers” (1865) - Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould
A spine-tingling plot that keeps you turning pages to the very end of the story
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:48pm
Reviewed by Robert McCool
Dean Koontz devotes his latest to a remarkable boy/dog combination.
I never cared much for Dean Koontz as a horror book writer. I have found him to be tepidly spiritual, a weak Stephen King wannabe. But this latest, Devoted (ISBN 13: 978-1-4328-7662-3), grabbed me when I was looking for a quick read.
An email from Jan Emmert prompted this column on Bluffton mayors.
Prior to the town hall’s renovation in 2008, there existed a huge framed collection of Bluffton mayor photos. It covered an entire wall.
Every Bluffton mayor’s photograph from its founding in 1861 made up this unusual collection. Today the photos are in two frames on the second floor lobby outside the police department.