Columns

The young boy made his mom proud

This story begins, like many stories do, in the South, and ends in a small town in Kentucky.The Statler Brothers’ bus stopped just outside...

Reading is food for the brain

I love to read. It serves as an escape, as well as education. Reading is good food for the brain. According to an article...

You can learn a lot from a fridge

When did women start having affairs with refrigerators? That appliance’s open doors in front of which children stand, in expectation that the whole McDonald’s...

WCTU of 1878: Close those saloons

The WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Union) was very active in Clinton County. It was originally organized December 23, 1873 in Hillsboro and was officially...

Protecting workers from extreme heat on the job

Too many Americans still work in dangerous conditions, putting their health and safety on the line every day to provide for their families.One frequent...

Seeing Elvis live wasn’t meant to be

“Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight? Are you sorry we drifted apart?“Do the chairs in your parlor, Seem empty and bare?...

Sowing the sweet smell of success

Years ago, entertainer Steve Martin wrote about the famous Diarrhea Gardens of El Camino Real in his celebrated book, “Cruel Shoes.”“Outside San Diego, just...

A moving experience — eventually

If I had a dime for every friendly resident of this wonderful community that has asked me when my next prize-wanting column would appear...

Making it easier for first responders to afford health care

While the rest of us run from danger, firefighters and police officers and other first responders run toward it. That work often comes at...

Robert rules over crankiness

I am cranky! It is allowed in the Old Ladies Bill of Rights — along with wearing purple and spitting in the street.Purple is...