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Social media and sentimental journeys

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Of course, there are certain things that change about us as we age, both physically and emotionally. Physically, for instance, I can no longer...

Leesburg library naming room for Rebecca Howard

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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...

I happened to land on 1949

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For any of you that saw me entering the library a couple of weeks ago, no there was no emergency. I went in on...

COVID-19: A Hiroshima-Nagasaki death toll

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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...

Appreciating the small and quiet things

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“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

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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 — a...

Tough times for huggers and kissers

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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 station,...

Spelling your way out of a competition

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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...

Recovery in a dog-eat-dog world

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Robert Reich, former secretary of labor, was once asked after his departure from government to reflect on the transition. He is alleged to have...

Mental health warriors: Accepting our new reality

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Due to COVID, we are on the verge of a mental health epidemic. According to Hartford Health, “Experts call it the underlying crisis. While...