Opinion
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 want to inve...
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 the Depar...
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 our mailbox rece...
Lost at Fort Hill
Dear editor:Your column in which you tell of getting lost at Fort Hill really brought back long ago memories. I am now 98 and when two of our now grow...
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 walked o...
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 is a ...
July 15th, 2019 updated: July 16th, 2019. |
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 said especiall...
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 ...
Be fair in administering policies of the school district
To Mr. Davis and members of the Hillsboro Board of Education:I was shocked when I read The Times-Gazette article about a recent FFA outing and learned...
We’re never too far from Galway Bay
The irrepressible nature of the sea has handed down seafaring lore, each one as curious as the next.Hank Snow, the classic country music star, was bor...
