Opinion Archive

I’ve been asked to speak at one of our elementary schools on career day next month.
I’m really excited about explaining to elementary school students how the production of a newspaper has changed …

Kent was my friend.
We met over the Internet and became friends five years ago. He was a police officer and he played in a band. He was having personal problems and we exchanged emails. I offered …

A lot of people have given up. 
My father fell off a barn when I was about thirteen years old. He cracked his vertebrae and missed about six months of work. There was no unemployment insurance, or…

Some years in the recent past just didn’t feel like Christmas.
I made a point this year to find Christmas this year and to enjoy it.
And I have.
The children in my life, I must admit, have h…

I know what a trillion looks like.
One of my grandsons got his hands on a green stuffed dog…and older model. It was filled with little white balls of Styrofoam. I would guess it had about 10 tri…

Sunday 8:13 a.m.
This is Chrys Holley. What a heartwarming column on your co-worker’s miraculous recovery after three month’s hospitalization. And getting off kidney dialysis confirms our awesome …

I often fall back on what I learned as a child when life gets tough. I don’t do it consciously. It is a part of who I am.
This became really important to me for two reasons. The first being how mu…

I’ve spent the better part of this week with the photograph of Camille Riley in front of me. I didn’t put it there on purpose, but it seems every time I open a file or click into our website, there s…

Monday 12:55 p.m.
 
Here's one for you.  United States Postal Service flubs it again.  Just before going on a week's vacation, I contacted the USPS and scheduled a 7 day hold on my mail deliver…

Throughout this holiday season, many organizations within the local area are working diligently to help those in need.  While receiving information and promoting those groups in the paper, my perspec…