Emerald Greene Parsons Last week, Hurricane Irma brought wrath and destruction everywhere she went; some places got it worse than others. Madison County fared pretty well in comparison to other parts of…
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Your wealth of health… Motivation
Emily Akers: Certified Personal Trainer Motivation for anything has ebbs and flows. One week you’re the first one in the office, you’re organized and are checking things off your list. The next…
Passing Parade: Will Al Lawson Meet President Trump?
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist Scheduled for September 17 to 19, Congressman Lawson, and the Congressional Black Caucus, were to meet with the President. The Congressional Black Caucus, a formidable block of…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Chinese Wisdom – – A Chinese Proverb – –
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole, which she carried across her neck. One of the pots…
Passing Parade: Coming for The General?
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist “The past cannot be cured,” said Queen Elizabeth in the 16th century. Philosopher George Santayana penned the most famous quote warning against tossing out history, “Those who…
Christian Concepts: Rob Bell and Hell
Rob Bell was speaking in Atlanta recently, and a CNN writer wrote about it in an article titled “Outlaw pastor Rob Bell shakes up the Bible belt”. Rob is the author of…
Make a plan for back-to-school purchases
Diann Douglas: University of Florida Extension/IFAS Madison County I can’t believe it, it seems like summer just started a couple of weeks ago, but August is here, and it’s time to gear…
Passing Parade: Where’s Bill Nelson?
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist The Senate is about to take up Kate’s Law. U. S. Senator Bill Nelson is about to make his move. Will he be upset at people who…
EMERALD’S GEM BOX: Back The Blue Show respect for the badge
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. For the last several years the media has been feeding off the frenzy of police brutality and how “awful” law enforcement is, as a whole. The…
Eat your frog first!!
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business–or almost anywhere else for that matter. ~ Lee Iacocca People often say they…
National Security: Religious Liberty
Joe Boyles: Guest Columnist Our country was founded on the principles of religious liberty. In the early 17th Century, Europeans who feared religious repression in their homeland looked across the Atlantic for…
Passing Parade: Al Lawson: Who are we?
Nelson A. Pryor, Guest Columnist Are you terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in our country? Could you be upset at people who refuse to…
Netflix series on teen suicide starts controversial debate
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. 13 Reasons Why – which hit NetFlix back in March – draws its plot from author Jay Asher’s 2007 young adult novel of the same name….
July is blueberry month
Diann Douglas: University of Florida Extension/IFAS Madison County Blueberries are abundant during the summer; in our area we see them as early as June, although July is the official National Blueberry Month….
From the sunny side… Happy Independence Day
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. I consider myself very fortunate to have great friends around the country and the world. Because of that, I’m often near one of my friends whenever I…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Today’s youth have it easy
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. We’ve all heard the stories that our parents and grandparents would tell of how hard life was when they were young; having to walk to school,…
Passing Parade: No Safe Spaces
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist There’s a climate establishment, and Miss Gwen Beatty, a high school junior, of Wellston, Oh., is not in it. It all started for her, when a Fellow…
Passing Parade: Florida bill could set national tone
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist What do you do if the Florida State Supreme Court cuts the heart out of the “Stand Your Ground” law, as they did in 2015? The court…
Christian Concepts: The truth about lies
The June 2017 edition of National Geographic magazine has an article titled, Why We Lie: The Science Behind Our Deceptive Ways. It is interesting what science has to say about the ninth…
From the sunny side… wardrobe malfunctions
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. I have probably said it before and will likely say it again, I truly do love the staff with whom I work every day. Even when things…