Lemons to lemonade

One day in first grade, I ran up to my teacher, Ms. Perry, and said, “M-M-M…M-M-M…M-M-M Ms. PPP.” “Jody, stop, slow down, and start over,” she said. So, I did. “M……M……M……Ms. P…P…P” I said, slowly. I was an exceptional child, only I didn’t know it at the...

Reflecting on my time in the military

I look with envy, but, I stress, total admiration, at all the retired military people we have around here, retired colonels and lieutenant colonels all over the place. I say to myself, “You stupid idiot,” (we’re on a first-name basis) why  didn’t you stay in the army...

Mosquitos, Pebble Mine, Wild Turkeys

Many of the mosquitos bothering Lee County residents are breeding in pools of standing water, also known as isolated wetlands, resulting from rainfall. I read not long ago that the city of Opelika was planning to activate its insecticidal “fogging machines” and would...

Finding ‘love’ between pages

One of the many joys of working here at the “Double O” usually happens a few times during each school year, when Editor Fred Woods will pop his head into my office and say those wonderful words: “You wanna go read at Darden with us tomorrow?” For years now, Fred and...