Luke Horton, Author at Daily Leader - Page 5 of 25

Opinion

A warm meal does more than you think

Is anything more satisfying than a hot meal? When you are sick, a bowl of soup is medicine for the soul. When you have lost ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Friday, November 16, 2018 9:50 pm

Opinion

Caravan is not coming for you

They have been called a threat to America’s security and rule of law, but the migrant caravans making their way through Mexico remain hundreds of ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Friday, November 2, 2018 11:46 pm

Opinion

Saudi brutality should be ignored no longer

The brutal murder of a journalist — anywhere, anytime — is cause for outrage. If reports are true, Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was tortured, murdered ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Friday, October 19, 2018 10:02 pm

Opinion

No time-outs in cross country

They come by the hundreds to run on the wide trails that wind through forests and parks and fields. Some are in junior high, some ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Friday, October 12, 2018 8:14 pm

Opinion

Supreme court hearing a loss for all

Depending on your news source, the Thursday hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford was either a slam dunk for her ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Friday, September 28, 2018 10:07 pm

Opinion

Service club memberships benefit us all

Brookhaven is blessed with several civic clubs that do more good for the local community than most people realize. But there is a troubling trend ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Saturday, September 22, 2018 12:20 am

Opinion

Newspaper focuses on local, newsworthy

A concerned reader wrote to me this week with a complaint: Are we the only ones guilty? Are we the only ones to bear the ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Friday, September 14, 2018 10:00 pm

Opinion

You are free to burn your shoes

People have burned shoes, shirts, anything with the trademark Nike swoosh. They have declared a boycott of the brand over an advertisement featuring Colin Kaepernick. ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Saturday, September 8, 2018 12:26 am

Opinion

Being old has its own special appeal

It just keeps going. My 15-year-old Toyota 4Runner recently crossed the 340,000-mile threshold and shows no signs of stopping. I realize by writing this it ... Read more

by Luke Horton, Friday, August 31, 2018 9:08 pm

Opinion

To buy or not, that’s the question

The purchase of an iPhone feels inevitable. Yet we resist. As the parent of a 12-year-old, I know well the pre-teen desires for a phone. ... Read more