It’s hard to believe it, but six months of 2017 have come and gone. When the year began, what individual spiritual goals did you set for yourself? What is it you set your mind to accomplish for the Lord? Did you promise God you would attend worship services more regularly? Did you promise the Lord […]

What is going on in Fairfield County that is breeding so many people who mistreat and kill animals. I’ve read about the deplorable treatment of horses, the starvation of a dog tried to a porch and a cat being beaten, set on fire and then killed, and now I read about this poor pig allegedly […]

Here’s a definition of a word which is a popular adjective when used to describe Fairfield county school board’s recent selfish decision. ABSURD: wildly unreasonable, illogica, or inappropriate. Some examples of the word’s use follow: It is ABSURD for the school board members to give themselves a raise. It is even more ABSURD for the […]

My family and I are in the midst of moving to a new community, and we are searching for a home to rent for a period of time. The search for a good home has been mind-numbing, painstaking, and exhausting, especially for my wife who has done much of the leg-work in this process. Several […]

Red, white, and blue outfit check; fireworks at the Doko Meadows Park, check; summertime picnic food, semi-check. Someone will surely invite Delaine and me to an event, because our nation is having a birthday. Home of the free and the brave; America the beautiful; life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; God bless the USA! […]

My mother’s home is in a subdivision in Middle Tennessee that is surrounded by beautiful hills. Looking toward the entrance of the subdivision from her home is one hill in the background that has been cleared right down the middle in order to accommodate high-powered electric lines. At the very top of the hill are […]

Is that the scent of Old Spice? If it is, then surely Father’s Day must be approaching. Poor Daddy.  Old Spice and a tie.  How predictable! How boring! If we had to do it all over, Delaine and I would give Daddy something money could not buy, perhaps a letter of appreciation: Dear Daddy, Thank […]

“We want to maintain quality leadership and it takes compensation to do that.” (The Voice 5/25) Two weeks ago that defense of giving hefty raises to school board members had some potential merit.  A prudent investment in quality education can reap dividends for the entire community. One could even say this commitment raised hopes . […]

The graduation season has commenced. High school seniors are mailing invitations, and thousands of college students have already donned their academic gowns and hoods. All the attention to graduation stirs up some of mine and Delaine’s most memorable school adventures. One that I especially remember was a campus protest at Hampton Institute, years ago, that […]

“Geez, we didn’t think that one through,” is an all too often repeated lament when a major project develops into a major boondaggle. Of course, this lament has a most appropriate application to the current VC Summer units 2 and 3 money pit. It’s a pit for sure. Billions over budget and years behind schedule […]