Opinion
Never a fan of horror movies
It’s the season for all things scary and I found myself wondering how many people are actually looking for more things to frighten them this yea...
Welcome to our ‘forever family’
You seem confused with all this talk about becoming a family lately.I get it. To you — and to us — we became a family when you moved into ...
Social media and sentimental journeys
Of course, there are certain things that change about us as we age, both physically and emotionally. Physically, for instance, I can no longer sit cro...
Leesburg library naming room for Rebecca Howard
To the editor:As many of you may know, the Leesburg Branch Library lost an invaluable member of our team, Rebecca Anne Howard (“Miss Becky or si...
I happened to land on 1949
For any of you that saw me entering the library a couple of weeks ago, no there was no emergency. I went in on my own accord. I can count on one hand ...
COVID-19: A Hiroshima-Nagasaki death toll
Covid-19 again, and yet I was stunned by this statistic: We have had more COVID-19 deaths in America than the total number who died as a result of the...
Appreciating the small and quiet things
“I’m hunkering down,” Rebecca told me.I know what she means. My friend, Rebecca, just returned from a road trip she made after a lot...
Sometimes I don’t understand
Sometimes I can’t help but wonder what swirls around in people’s minds.Earlier this year the city of Hillsboro unveiled a beautiful gift &...
Tough times for huggers and kissers
For variety sake during recent times traveling my work roads, I’ll take a Sirius-XM jump from my usual sports-squawk stations to a country stati...
October 15th, 2020 updated: October 15th, 2020. |
Spelling your way out of a competition
My 12-year-old daughter, the one who is nearly my height and much better at basketball than anyone in our family, was angry as she walked away from th...
