Columnists
MELINDA MYERS: Ornamental and Edible Gardens and Containers
Boost the flavor and beauty of your landscape by adding a few ornamental edible plants to your garden beds and containers. Look for opportunities to substitute ornamental vegetables, fruit,...
RANDY HUFF: What Could Have Been A Casual Complaint and Casual Accusation
We were walking through the terminal, weary from the flight. Without thought, I voiced the...
DEVOTIONAL: Thanks, Mom!
Her children rise up and call her blessed -- Prov. 31:28a (ESV)
We celebrate Mother's Day...
MORGAN GRIFFITH: Is Government Research Safe?
It has been roughly four and a half years since the start of the COVID-19...
MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back
On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler,...
DICK BAYNTON: Results
All actions have results; the recent ‘mid-term’ election is no exception. The presidential election will occur in two years and some senators were not...
HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Can We Change?
Change is hard. As the old saying goes, better the devil you know than the one you don’t. That attitude is, however, a prescription...
DICK BAYNTON: Get Out and Vote
Tuesday, November 6th is the day we will vote to remove elected politicians that a majority feels are not doing a good job. We...
BRUCE RINKER: A Pearl in The Brain
I am a cancer survivor.Every night for more than two restless years, I faced a nagging possibility of not waking to see another sunrise.In...
DICK BAYNTON: The Sucker Punch
A sucker punch is when a person is struck with a blow when it was least expected. Right now, today and for the past...
JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: When The Flood Comes
My grandson was at school when he heard there was a chance of flooding. He called his mother in a panic, “Mom, go down...