Veterans Day came and went this past Monday. With it came a three-day weekend for some, special family gatherings for others, or just another day at work (depending on what your job…
Category: Editorials
From the sunny side: Turn up the nice
Yes, I am that person who will begin listening to Christmas music at the beginning of November. In fact, I have even begun watching Christmas movies on TV. The approaching holiday season…
Learning As I Go: Optional homework
Starting my senior year of college, I received a phone call from the university’s College of Education. Apparently, my two math classes (Liberal Arts and Statistics) were not enough for a teaching…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Why is no one holding Joe Biden accountable?
All we hear in the news, every day, is reports about the impeachment and how corrupt President Trump is. However, why does it seem that many on the “Hill” only care about…
From the sunny side: Makin’ chili
Every once in a while, we decide to do something fun here at work. Not that we don’t have fun just going through our normal day-to-day duties, we really do. We always…
Learning As I Go: Stay in your lane
Leaving town last week, I spotted a large orange sign that read, “Stay in your lane.” I snickered. What an obvious direction. Of course I was going to stay in my lane….
Learning As I Go: I Hate Cancer
I hate cancer. I hate the way it sneaks up out of nowhere and preys on fear and uncertainty. Age isn’t a factor, neither is sex, race, creed or marital status. It…
From the sunny side… Happy Thanksgiving, eh!
Rick Patrick: Columnist This morning I took a glance at the calendar on the wall of my cozy little cubicle and noticed that this past Monday was Canadian Thanksgiving Day. I’m not…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Happy Birthday, Kennedy
One year ago, I entered into the elite and amazing group of grandparenthood; and I must say being a grandmother (A.K.A. Glamma) is absolutely wonderful. My perfect little granddaughter, Kennedy Elizabeth Holbrook,…
Learning As I Go: Every. Single. Day
Hoping to save a few dollars on doors and windows, a friend took me to Jacksonville this weekend to bargain shop. I purposely wore my Celebrate Recovery shirt in anticipation of connecting…
From the sunny side: Old rocks
Rick Patrick Columnist I heard something on the radio this morning that caused things to suddenly “hit home” with me. Those of you who may have been paying attention may remember that…
Learning As I Go: The Lonely Slide
There’s a yard next to my son’s school where broken playground equipment is placed. At first I only noticed the playhouses and wooden items. But then I looked across the yard, off…
From the sunny side… Grit
Disclaimer: The purpose of this column is for humor and parody. It does not necessarily reflect the attitudes or opinions of Greene Publishing, Inc., the writer or anyone else, for that matter….
Learning As I Go: Waiting for a tree to fall
We are slowly building our house. It’s been two and half years and we are only a few weeks away from starting the dry-in process. We knew it would take a while,…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Have you thanked a farmer lately?
My husband and I attended the annual Madison County Farm Bureau banquet two weeks ago, and what a delight it was. For those who couldn’t make the event, you really missed a…
From the Sunny Side: Clones
I’m sure everyone has heard about Dolly, the sheep that was cloned a couple of years ago. It raised a lot of discussion and controversy about the whole idea of cloning. I’ve…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!
“Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!” That is all we have heard for almost three years now. If it’s not trying to impeach President Trump for one thing, then they will find another or another…
Learning As I Go: Forgetful Turkeys
One of the many joys of country life is getting to experience all kinds of critters. On any given evening we could see a raccoon, rabbit, armadillo, ‘possum or deer on our…
From the sunny side: Blowin’ in the wind
Those people who know me well, know that I have a tendency to find silliness and silly things. Perhaps silliness and silly things have a tendency to find me, I’m not quite…
Learning As I Go: Geometric Love Letters
In this week’s column, I wanted to have a little fun. As a former math teacher, I have an odd sense of humor and wanted to give you a little peek into…