Frank H. Hill

Jan 9, 2025 | nsjonline.com | Frank H. Hill

There’s a certain symmetry between the recent passing of former President Jimmy Carter and the impending departure of current President Joe Biden from the White House. Carter was a friend and hero to Biden. He was a fine and decent man; a Naval Academy grad in 1946 who worked on developing our nuclear submarine program and a good ex-president, exemplary in some ways. He built a lot of homes for Habitat for Humanity and taught Sunday School for the good people of Plains, Georgia, for decades.

Dec 26, 2024 | nsjonline.com | Frank H. Hill

Some people on the far left think we live in a pure democracy. We don’t. Others think we live in a pure republic. We do not. We live in a (take your pick) democratic republic, representative democracy or a self-elected self-government. The derivation of our two major political parties comes from the first official political party, the Democratic-Republican Party formed under Thomas Jefferson.

Dec 19, 2024 | nsjonline.com | Frank H. Hill

For a 48-hour period last week, UNC Chapel Hill was at the center of the college football world ― not basketball. Bill Belichick was hired to coach the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels.

Oct 3, 2024 | nsjonline.com | Frank H. Hill

I was talking to a dear friend recently who has spent a lifetime in conscientious contemplation of life’s mysteries within the scope of the Christian Gospel. He wanted to talk about the recent revelations about Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and, of course, Donald Trump. He asked how any Christian could possibly square the circle between personal character and political philosophy when it comes to voting for this or that candidate in a binary sense.

Mar 20, 2024 | nsjonline.com | Frank H. Hill

What would you do if you gained 36 pounds in less than three years? First of all, you would be spending a lot of time at the tailor shop letting out waistlines or online buying a lot of new clothes. Secondly, you would start thinking about going on a strict diet and going to the Y every morning and afternoon.