Each week I look through the many e-mail messages for the "Ask Rhonda" column and come across a particular question that seems so important that it deserves extra attention. This week, the question of source priority is just such a question. A reader sent in a question asking what to do when sources contradict each other. He wanted to know if there was a rule for applying more weight to one source than another and wondered how to prioritize his sources.

As I sat there reading his message, the wheels began to turn and I began to ponder this question. The easy answer is that yes there are some sources that are better than others, but then I go to thinking about why that is.

An Eye Toward a Standard of Proof
Too often we do not devote as much time to sources as we should. I think it is a sign of the times. We are all so busy and we can...

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