Opinion

Making efforts to enjoy the sequel
Have you ever found yourself watching the sequel to a movie that didn’t interest you that much in the first place?That’s sort of how IR...

Growing older, but not up
Jimmy Buffett is well known for his music and light-hearted lyrics about tropical life and his unique, laidback Caribbean lifestyle. His songs are oft...

A narrative far from finished
The idea of “just-in-time” sourcing of materials, parts and services seemed like such a great idea. Parts could be made cheaper elsewhere....

Frustrated with her phone
“You gotta keep poking and clicking,” a friend tells me. “That’s what my daughter does.”By this, she means that learning...

IPTV? Yes, television over the Internet
To make it easier on you who are reading this on paper or just prefer to type in the URLs yourself, for each LONG URL I’ll also provide a shorte...

Memories from long ago
Reading a column in one of our sister newspapers not so long ago, my thoughts were drawn back to my childhood years, particularly those years from the...

Antichrist is pretty modern
I saw a friend’s Facebook post nominating Donald Trump as Antichrist. A comment below the post suggested Joe Biden would better fit the role. Th...
May 12th, 2022 updated: May 12th, 2022. |

Mothers know when to pick a fight
Some day, your husband might tell the children about how much you fought for them.If they knew today, they’d be embarrassed. They don’t wa...

It’s time to tighten our belts
It’s easy to get confused by the mixed economic signals coming at us every day. Very few of those in the know seem confident in the predictive v...

TONY’S TAKE ON TECH
So, who am I? I’m Tony Sumrall. My parents, Glenn and Catherine Sumrall ran the Highland Lanes bowling alley back in the day and if you were aro...
May 9th, 2022 updated: May 9th, 2022. |