Sleeping at the foot of the bed
Little Jimmy Dickens, the late classic country music star from Bolt, W.Va., sang old-style country music since the beginning of that genre as we...
Is your child experiencing the summer slide?
July seems to be an appropriate month to write about what we in education call “the summer slide.” This term refers to the widely...
The music sounds different
Recently, I put a radio station (www.HerbDayRadio.com) on the air playing ‘50s, ’60s and ’70s rock ‘n’ roll music. Not an unexpected surprise due...
Importance of play in a child’s life
If you are someone who enjoys listening to people with more knowledge and expertise than you possess in fields that interest you, you may...
Ignorance of law should be an excuse
Not even the federal government knows how many criminal statutes exist. Seriously. The last time anyone tried to count them was in 1982 when...
A tinge, twinge and a singe
As a practical joker myself, I know revenge can be sweet. Several names of friends, the usual suspects, crossed my mind when I opened...
New holiday will hang the moon
It’s time to give our national holidays an upgrade. Let’s make July 20 Moonwalk Day.July 20 is, of course, the day that man first...
Live life to the fullest
This past Sunday, Mike Brown, pastor at Southside Praise and Worship Center in Hillsboro, taught on living life to its fullest. Believe me, this...
It was the summer of ‘82
As I was talking to longtime local radio personality Herb Day this week about the new online radio station he has created, something he...
Flipping through a lifetime of clips
(This column brought to you by scissors.)Here’s something we should do more: Thank you for reading our newspaper.We also appreciate you reading our stories...
