Category: Editorials

(The following column is a re-write of a column I wrote two years ago. I came across it again and thought it was worth updating and running again.) One Sunday morning during…

2021 has come and gone and we find ourselves staring 2022 straight in the face. My favorite New Year’s childhood memories find me spending every New Year’s Eve with my Grandma Greene…

The countdown is finally over … Christmas is here! Let the fun begin! Hundreds of glasses of milk and cookies will be left out, with only crumbs and an empty glass left…

Once before the wonder of imagination began to petrify with age, I absolutely loved Halloween. In our school at South Hamilton Elementary, in White Springs, we all looked forward to the annual …

One year ago, I wrote a column entitled “I want to change my corner of the world.” Those words seem to best describe why I love the newspaper business.  We all have…

The city of Los Angeles had recently considered mandating COVID vaccines for everyone in the city. This ongoing emphasis on mandating vaccinations continues to be prominent in the news. I am glad…

I can close my eyes and see the big black dial telephone situated on a small table behind the dining table at my Grandma Bullard’s house on Mill Street in White Springs….

This Sunday, Oct. 17, will mark the third birthday of my granddaughter, Kennedy! What a true blessing the last three years have been.  When I had my children, I did not really…

The abortion statutes of Texas were constitutionally challenged in the case of Roe v. Wade. The recent refusal of the Supreme Court of the United States to hear a ban on abortion…

The season of fall is upon us and, after reading last week’s column, many of you may think I suffered a mini stroke of sorts. I assure you the discombobulated terminology was…

I am thinking about the fall of the year, my favorite season. Some terms, common during my years of growing up in north central Florida, are almost like a foreign language to…

I was talking to a teenager the other day and she was telling me how, when she gets in trouble, at home, she gets slapped. I was horrified. I know this seems…

“America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons, we passed and struck down…

Since the arrival of COVID, there is no doubt it has greatly impacted our lives. Some people have suffered economically, while others suffered relationally by not getting to see their loved ones….

The most valuable thing in the world is knowledge.  In life, we must all learn to embrace knowledge, to look for knowledge and to crave more knowledge. Knowledge is power. Knowledge provides…

You hear today’s young people refer to the music and styles of my generation as “old school.” I often heard loved ones and friends talk about how things were at the “old…