A story of biscuits and a book
I knocked on the door, holding a bouquet of bright yellow flowers for the minister’s daughter. Would she even remember me? The door swung...
A sparkling example of childhood
If you see me and think, “I see a certain glimmer in his eye,” please let me know. Chances are some of my daughter’s...
New passion for life needed
Time changes everything. The current time warp, bent by the coronavirus, has caused distortions that will change many things in our lives forever. It...
It’s moving memories that is hard
“Oh my gosh. I don’t want to open that box.”Moving furniture and books and clothing is easy. It’s moving memories that is hard.I am...
The choice is yours; choose wisely
As we were chatting in our offices at The Times-Gazette the day after I received my second COVID-19 vaccine, one of my co-workers suggested...
Fear hurts vaccine efforts
Efforts to increase the number of vaccinations across the country were dealt a blow Tuesday with the announcement the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was...
Fountain pair nabbed
A man and woman have been arrested in connection with a September 2020 incident that caused the new fountain on the Highland County Courthouse...
Police still the good guys
Being a police officer is one of the most stressful and hazardous occupations in our nation. Aside from active duty military, I can think...
Time for a new monument
Angels of the battlefield. Many of us are familiar with the wartime heroics of the likes of Clara Barton, Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale and...
Standing tall for generations
The tree was lying on its side when I got to it.It was a nice-looking pine tree, fluffy and full and as tall as...