Category: Editorials

What a wonderful feeling to be back with people today. I got a few hugs and a bunch of fist bumps. I had forgotten how wonderful it was to sing with a…

If you watch television or read your big city newspapers, all the news coverage, for months, has been about the coronavirus, and here lately, more about the riots.  But what news have…

Those of you who are regular readers of these weekly visits know that I try to stay on the “lighter” side of things. There are times in which I do feel compelled…

Christy Bass Adams, Guest Columnist Many churches, including ours, are opening their doors again. Drive-in church, live-streaming videos, and Zoom meetings have kept folks as connected as possible throughout this quarantine. As…

Emerald G. Parsons, Publisher When I was a child, on through my teenage years, a scroll hung in my bedroom (on my closet door) with a nice saying on it. I used…

I like to consider myself a “humorist.” Perhaps not on the same level as a Mark Twain or even a Lewis Grizzard, yet. But I do hope that more than a few…

Let me start this column out by saying, “The coronavirus is real!” COVID-19 is a real virus that sickens some; proves fatal to others, mostly the elderly; and does nothing to the…

I rolled over and looked at the clock. 5:28 a.m. Who gets up at this time of day? Three days in a row I had woken up at that same exact time….

Like probably everyone else, I have followed this pandemic thing since it first crept into the news earlier this year. I have to admit, I’ve seen some strange things since then. I’ve…

Our dog died last Wednesday. He had stopped eating and drinking and we knew the inevitable was coming. No matter how hard we prepared, we still weren’t ready. There is such an…

I know that I don’t usually get very “political” with my column here. I generally feel that there’s plenty of that around these days; with a lot more on the way, I’m…

Buckshot was a birthday gift to my husband the first year we were married, almost 16 years ago. He is a blue tick colored rat terrier with a stumpy little tail. From…

One of many parts of my job that I thoroughly enjoy is the fact that I am able to come visit with you every week. I get to speak my mind on…

I do it every semester. No matter how hard I try to get ahead on grading for my online class, I always get behind and end up cramming it all into the…

Proverbs 20:4 “Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.” (NIV) “Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at…

Trust me when I tell you, this was going to be a great column. Earlier today, we were having one of our frequent, thoroughly entertaining conversations. I do remember saying, “this could…

Hesitantly, my husband lit the large burn pile. Even though the wood was saturated from the night’s heavy rain, the wind was picking up, which always makes burning tricky. The flames suddenly…

Every day, all day, journalists across this nation are delivering news that matters at an unprecedented, vital time. I am so grateful for the work they are doing-especially our staff at Greene…

I’m sometimes reminded of the title of a book by the late Rodney Dangerfield, “It’s Not Easy Being Me.” I can relate to that. I can honestly say I was born for…

I honestly expected to scare up a snake as I waded into the thigh-high jungle of weeds behind our shed. The area backs up to the playground and every time I am…