Opinion
Faith, hope and pluck
The free exercise of religion is the rock upon which America was built. But it was the free exercise of ambition which did the building.Ambition took ...
Poignant tales from a diner
Brenda and I were sitting in Classics, a first-rate diner in Hillsboro last week, having breakfast when our conversation, for obvious reasons, turned ...
It has yet to come true
Even though I am now a retired educator, I still try to stay abreast of the latest issues occurring in education. Toward that end, I will occasionally...
Let us pray about it
Most of us have been taught the concept of prayer since we were very young, whether we practiced it or not. Really, the act is quite simple, if perfor...
A skunky time of year
When the smell of road-killed skunks starts wafting through the air, it’s a sure sign it is that time of year — high school basketball tou...
Basic litter assessment … for dogs
“Why doesn’t he act the way he did when he was a puppy?” — John Preston SmithMany times, when purchasing a dog, folks do get t...
Help and hope for your nerves
A friend sat outside the school one day after recess, breathing hard, trembling, and the fear in his eyes was disconcerting. The other kids, his class...
It isn’t all about winning
I recently attended a Lynchburg-Clay girls basketball game at my alma mater. It was a classic battle between two of the most storied programs in their...
She really does pay attention
Last week I wrote about just a few of my favorite television shows down through the ages — those shows which seemed to brand a place in my being...
It doesn’t seem so super anymore
They call it the Super Bowl, and since I was less than one month shy of my sixth birthday when the first one was played on Jan. 15, 1967, I suppose I ...
