Escape of Everett Crum, Part 2
Editor’s note — This is the second of a three-part series.Sergeant Frank Copeland represents all that is good in a police officer. He is...
To all the women in my life
I’ve been blessed to be around some pretty amazing women throughout my life. They’ve all taught me at least a thing or two —...
Don’t put that in your hair
I mentioned last week that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and I suppose I am fortunate to have so many wonderful memories...
Please, lighten up folks
Today’s article marks my sixth submission to the Times-Gazette’s opinion page over about as many weeks.Throughout this time I have tried to highlight the...
Newspapers make a difference
I like the idea that National Newspaper Week and Great Books Week both happen on Oct. 7-13. Journalism has been famously – and accurately...
Persistent prayer pays off
Airports regularly receive complaints about the noise of air traffic in neighboring communities.This year, Washington’s Reagan National Airport received a whopping 8,670 complaints. The...
Beware of the scarecrow
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Not because of the pagan ritualistic celebrations of all things evil, but because it’s just fun. The...
Bad things come in threes
I thought I had escaped it a year ago. I should have known better. After all, they say, bad things come in threes.Three summers...
‘I will miss us when we are gone’
About a year ago I wrote a column about comedians Laurel and Hardy and about their return to post-war England and Ireland in the...
It’s crime to fly kite in Hillsboro
Hammurabi was the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty and he is a fixture in history primarily due to the Code of Hammurabi....
