Category: Editorials

I have always considered myself to be just as environmentally conscientious as the next guy. I try not pollute (regardless of what I have for lunch), I certainly don’t throw trash out…

As I look back over the past year, I realize what a whirlwind it has been. I started 2019 with twice a week visits to the OT, trying to regain full movement…

2019 has come and gone and we find ourselves staring 2020 straight in the face. The last eight years have had so much change for me. Life changing/life altering events all took…

I’ve always thought surfing would be a fun thing to do. Let me rephrase that: when I was much younger, I thought surfing would be a fun thing to do. I did…

Christmas is finally gone and I’m a couple hundred dollars short in my bank account. It’d be feasible to say St. Nicholas marched his jolly self to the bank and withdrew himself…

‘Twas the night before Christmas, the kids were asleep, The parents wrapped presents without even a peep. Assembled new bikes, located the dolls,  Rediscovered the gifts stashed away since the fall. Filled…

The countdown is finally over …… Christmas is here! Let the fun begin! Hundreds of glasses of milk and cookies will be/have been left out, with only crumbs and an empty glass…

I readily admit that I am a big sucker for Christmas traditions. This time of year has always been my favorite time of year. Even at a somewhat advanced age, I can…

As my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this weekend, I found myself traveling down memory lane. I have so many good memories from my childhood and I know that is because…

I am sitting here in the oncologist’s office for my husband’s first infusion. We are surrounded by people who are in different stages of cancer treatments. Many are walking in for the…

I had the pleasure of attending the State Championship game this past weekend. Of course, I attend the games with the intention of covering them for the newspaper, thus it is work,…

I have always enjoyed learning. Even in my days as a younger person, when I was not exactly the best “student” in the schoolhouse, I have enjoyed learning new things. I hope…

Mrs. Lillie Arrington Huddleston, age 91, of LaGrange, Ga. passed away on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at the WellStar West Georgia Hospice. Mrs. Huddleston was born on Sept. 29, 1928, in Meigs,…

When I was a kid, families signed up each week of December to light the Advent candle and read a special passage of scripture in front of the church. During week one,…

I love the newspaper business. I was raised in it, and know of nothing else but this business. It has become my life, and I wake up every morning and truly enjoy…

One of the side-effects of being confined to my “remote recliner” while my fractured ankle mends is that I have seen a copious number of Christmas movies. I’m not talking about the…

As many of you know, we are entering into new territory as my husband begins treatments for cancer. I hope that my emotional processing in this column will help you with your…

Somehow, it seems that the pages on the calendar are flipping by at a faster and faster pace. Here we are, almost at Thanksgiving Day. I have always enjoyed Thanksgiving Day. The…

My mom called Saturday with the news that Mrs. Juanita Ragans passed away. Immediately a flood of memories washed over me as tears ran down my cheeks. Mrs. Juanita loved us kids….