City’s biggest eyesore needs to go
For the past couple months there has been much debate in Hillsboro about the plight of some buildings in the 100 block of West...
Humanity and the press
In regard to the recent shooting tragedies in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, there are individuals I’ve seen calling the media vultures, telling them...
What a mess we have on our hands
I am writing this just a couple of days after the recent mass murders in both El Paso, Texas and Dayton. Although random massacres...
Time for self-examination
It was brought to my attention over the weekend that in the craziness of day to day life we tend to take important things...
Seeing words a sight for sore eyes
I came home from the eye doctor a few days ago, and my phone buzzed.I pulled it out and realized something terrifying: I couldn’t...
Church in the lonesome pines
My wife’s late mother, Margaret Whitt Freeman, grew up in southwest Virginia not far from the Clinch Mountains, where the air is pure, the...
We have to do something, right?
I would wager that you were horrified when you read about the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. Only a maniac could...
Aging is not for the weak
It seems we do everything to live longer. We try to eat right (I’m lying), we exercise (still lying), and go to the doctor...
School’s cruel with lunch money threat
You wouldn’t think people would want the title of “America’s Meanest,” but it seems so many are vying for it.Today’s winner: Joseph Mazur, president...
Pooling our brains to beat the heat
I know everyone’s tired of the heatwave we’ve had in the region much of this summer.For me, though, I’m kind of glad to see...