By WALTER ALBRITTON It was a strange request from our son Matt. “Dad, our friends Alfred and Muumbe Kalembo from Zambia have no place to go for...
Column Articles
DOGS BEAT POETS FOR FIRST WIN
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Tahe OHS football team (1-2, R 1-0) beat Lanier 24-7 in Montgomery’s Crampton Bowl last Thursday night. Following a 0-2...
Happy Grandparents Day
By Beth Pinyerd “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. This past year the pandemic...
Inside the Statehouse
20th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks By Steve Flowers This week marks the 20th Anniversary of the infamous 9/11 terrorist attacks on our...
TV’s ‘Lou Grant’ Hated Spunk, but People Can Use it to Get a Job
By GREG MARKLEY Versatile actor Ed Asner died on Aug. 29 at age 91. He won seven Emmy Awards for playing the same character — a crusty boss named...
Otis Campbell
By SEAN DIETRICH Currently, as I write this, a dog is sleeping on my feet. His name is Otis Campbell. He is black and white, 90 pounds, a Capricorn...
Remember Not To Forget
By WENDY HODGE My mother has become a stand-up comedian in her old age. I figure if you’ve lived 90 years you’ve earned the right to crack jokes...
Compassion: A Table for Today
By BRADLEY ROBERTSON Covid struck the Robertson house once again, and the candidate was me. Just as in December, I was the only one in my home to be...
Plan on Serving Plenty of Good Food for Labor Day Weekend
By Ann Cipperly With children back in school, Labor Day traditionally signals the end of summer. For our area, it also heralds in an exciting...