Columns

Silence can indeed be golden

Quotations can be fun.There is often a lot of wisdom in the short, witty quotations we hear. There is a famous quotation about silence...

Don’t miss Farm Science Review

Before I begin this week’s ag column, I want to take a moment one more time this week to remember all those that lost...

Getting a handle on priorities

Ever feel like you’re in a rat race and the rats are winning? And by more than a nose?Or that you are like the...

Career path to keeping us safe

Each year, hundreds of high school students and adults earn professional certifications or licenses in firefighting, law enforcement, and health care through Great Oaks....

There’s no shame in hard work

First, Bill Cosby showed society his inner flaws.More recently, Geoffrey Owens — a co-star of Cosby’s on his eponymous hit sitcom from the 1980s...

Meaning of ‘I am the bread of life’

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will...

‘Hey, watch this’: Why do they do it?

If observing fellow humans is among your interests in life, then come ponder some of the great mysteries of the world with me for...

Dancing in law school taught me about learning

It was always cold, snowy and dark on Monday nights during my third semester of law school.For three hours I would be in the...

Writing stories six years later

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm — the Brothers Grimm — published the Little Snow White story in 1812, and began their story as many good...

Most important amendment: The First

Just a little over six years ago, I wrote an article for the Wilmington News Journal. I didn’t know whether they would publish it...