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Hayden Hollingsworth

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: So Many Crises

In his essay, American Crisis,Thomas Paine said, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”  Over two centuries old, it certainly seems applicable today.  The only difficulty would be...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Life on The Median Strip

We’re all going through the same frustrations of confinement with Covid-19 and one way I...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Covid-19 Questions That Need Answers

The confusion about the coronavirus crisis is badly in need of a central agency, one...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Does Character Count?

Is there anyone who is not exhausted by the current deluge of political frenzy?  The...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Pity For The President

Rarely does a day go by without “Breaking News” concerning some action or comment by...

What a Difference Freedom Makes

In a recent column I recounted the mixed messages that snow can deliver.  I wrote of the hardship some of my high school classmates...

Carpe Diem

I recently came across those familiar words, “For everything there is a season.”  Many know it is from the Bible, some know it is...

Snow and Mixed Messages

Of all the kinds of weather, there are none that produce such a wide range of emotion as snow.  Droughts and blistering heat, floods...

Someone’s to Blame

There hasn’t been a time since the second term of Franklin Roosevelt that a President has been faced with so many critical issues at...

Homeless in Roanoke and Haiti

It was dark and deserted in the downtown parking lot as I got out of my car.  A large man, his face covered against...

Of Tots and Terrorism

The smoke is clearing . . . at least it seems to be happening.  The entire furor of the holidays has quieted. No missing...