Category: Editorials

It’s a taboo subject that doesn’t get talked about enough, in my opinion. But it should, because a lot of the warning signs come from within and often get pushed to the…

We are once again approaching the anniversary of a dark day in our recent history. Sept. 11, 2001 was one of those days that has become seared in the minds of many….

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and…

September is upon us once again and, if I’m being honest, I dread it annually. Mostly because of the heartbreak that’s occurred during the month in certain years. But because of the…

Many years ago the duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney entertained us all with their Beatles hit, “Obladi Oblada.” A repeated line of the song says that “life goes on.” That…

Life has gotten busy. Fast! The boys started back to school and they are both playing soccer. My college classes are back in full swing along with several writing projects waiting in…

I had a college professor tell me once that a study had been done that found the sport of football somehow makes a connection to a guy’s brain. I don’t remember the…

I had a college professor tell me once that a study had been done that found the sport of football somehow makes a connection to a guy’s brain. I don’t remember the…

If you have ever spent extended time around me, you have learned a few things: I ask hard questions, I’m a bit of a jokester and I love to encourage people. It’s…

Tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 22, marks what would have been the 47th birthday of my younger brother, Forest. Forest Selman Greene was born on Aug. 22, 1972, and was the fourth child born…

I have always had an affection for Smokey the Bear. When I was little, my grandmother gave me a “Smokey the Bear” teddy bear. He had a badge, hat and the rest…

When my first son was born, my heart was full. There were so many firsts that we experienced and there was so much life we did together. And then my son Daniel…

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill In life, we must all learn to embrace change. To expect change. To wish for change. For…

I imagine more than a couple of you saw that headline and sang to yourself, “Memories, like the corners of my mind. Misty, water-color memories, of the way we were.” If you…

August 5, 1964, was the first edition of the Madison County Carrier. My parents (at the young age of 25) founded and started this newspaper with no newspaper experience at all; but…

Tonight was the first night in eight years that David hasn’t had one of our boys sitting with him and falling asleep in his lap. Eight years. How did that even happen?…

I have one clearly-defined goal for the next year. I am doing my best to try and save as much money as I can in order to attend a reunion in Scottsdale,…

When my husband and I were dating, we loved to spend a Saturday at the coast. He had an old airboat and we fished up in the sawgrass and creeks off of…

One of the best things about growing up in the newspaper business has been giving back to the community and keeping all the local citizens informed of what’s happening in their corner…