When a relationship comes to an end
When my wife said she wanted to talk to me about a very serious matter, I could tell it was a conversation that probably...
The old ball hat and me
“Would you like me to wash your ball hat?” Brenda cheerfully asked me the other day.“Sure, but please be careful,” I replied. “I know...
Time to embrace arctic overlords
OK, Mother Nature.You win. We lose. We have officially tapped out. Given up. Thrown in the towel. You are our superior and we bow...
We love food; forum was great; 30 years of Homemakers Show
We were getting ready last week to post onto Facebook reporter David Wright’s story on LaRosa’s moving into the former Dakota’s building, and I...
Moving on but not forgetting
It has struck me often in the past decade or so as I watched classmates of the late Anna Reno, and others of all...
The men of the Flying Boxcars
The Wilmington News Journal, a sister publication of The Times-Gazette, is publishing a daily story on the 1964 air tragedy through Saturday, the day...
No place else I’d rather be
As you sat there last Monday morning, looking at the layer of snow on the ground in front of you and realizing Easter was...
An interesting week in local politics
There’s never a dull moment in local politics, and last week was no exception. Three items of interest…Gary LewisIt took nearly four weeks of...
The battle was over ballots
A road trip with my late brother, Jim, was always an adventure, and usually not uneventful.He was an ideal traveling companion — fun loving,...
A few things about autism
April is National Autism Awareness Month. Earlier last week was World Autism Awareness Day.My awareness of autism spectrum disorder is not limited to one...
