Category: Editorials

Whenever I hear about someone finding out they have cancer, there’s a lump that forms deep in my throat. Immediately I go back and remember our own news. I relive the emotions…

Two years ago, I entered into the elite and amazing group of grandparenthood; and I must say being a grandmother (AKA Glamma) is absolutely wonderful.   My perfect little granddaughter, Kennedy Elizabeth…

I’m sure y’all know by now that I try to stay away from too much “political stuff” here. I figure there’s enough of that in other places. If you are a regular…

I’m generally not one of those big “conspiracy” kind of guys. I personally think the government has (or should have) bigger fish to fry than to worry about what I do on…

This year has been crazy; wasn’t it just yesterday it was March? We have no memories of anything we did for six months, for we were not “allowed” to do anything. It…

I had some errands in Valdosta this morning and chose the wrong route. The train was hooking and unhooking cars across the intersection and kept moving back and forth. I waited. And…

I’m sure I have said this before, but it still rings true. There are times when I am at a loss for something to write about. I usually don’t hit the panic…

I don’t have a cute story or analogy to write about today. Usually by this time in the week inspiration has hit me, but I’m struggling at the moment. There are some…

As children grow up, they always have something they want to grow up to be/do: nurse/doctor, veterinarian, policeman, fireman, and the list goes on. My father had big dreams for me; he…

Jargo wasn’t his real name. His real name was more “mundane and run of the mill.” His real name was William Clark. I think “Jargo” was a much more appropriate moniker for…

I attended the funeral of a special lady this weekend. Mrs. Christine Blanton was always so full of life and fun. She told me she never wanted to become one of those…

We, the staff at the newspaper business, sometimes catch a lot of “slack” from our readers for various things. Either we printed a story/letter/column they didn’t like, put their name in the…

As I quickly approach my 60th trip around that big, bright yellow ball of gas in the sky, I feel the need to reflect for a moment. I can honestly say that…

My alarm clock goes off early every morning, at 3 a.m. I get up, I exercise, take a shower, get ready for the day, do some household chores and head off to…

The weeds were almost as tall as my mower. It has only been three weeks since I mowed the path around the field. Unless I knew there was a path there previously,…

There are times when I am given an assignment and I jump into it with both feet. There are other times when I do what I have to do and let it…

About a month ago, I began treatments for an ear infection. After a couple of weeks, I noticed a dull ache in my face near my jaw line. I have had bad…

Today, I am doing something I have not done before, but I am imagining there is a great need for it. I am writing a continuation of a previous column. Now, for…

In life, sometimes, we all tend to get caught up with our own emotions and problems and we seem to let those emotions run our lives. Especially in the times we are…

It got here too fast. Yesterday you were a tiny newborn I could hold in one arm and today, you strapped on your backpack and waltzed into kindergarten like you had done…