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Playing by the rules

Is something good for our democracy if it mostly benefits one side or the other? This question has […]

Can You Feel My Pain?

After reading two articles recently, one after another, I had an epiphany that made each one easier to […]

Waiting on the Trickle Down

The following Op-Ed appeared in the December 25, 2013 issue of the Lawrence County Advocate under the title […]

Cooking with Quaffs

I learned a new word a while ago when working the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle but […]

O Christmas Tree

‘Tis the season, and I am approaching it with caution. Oh, Christmas is a glorious holiday, that is […]

Feeding The Hungry Among Us

The following essay appeared in the Lawrence County Advocate on November 20, 2013: Feeding the hungry in our […]

Mommy to the Rescue

We retired for the night with great expectations. The sheets were just washed and smelling deliciously fresh.  I […]

Who is wearing no clothes?

This op-ed appeared in the Lawrence County Advocate on October 30, 2013, in response to one from the […]

‘Tis the Season

Our lives change by the seasons.  Our friends are learning to accept that in March, April, and May […]

Gertie, der Hund

It happened again on our anniversary.  Catherine called to tell us she was leaving the house with her […]

Adjusting to Almost-Fifty

This essay was prompted by actress Ashley Judd.  She ignited a national conversation recently when she took umbrage […]

Learning to See Beauty

She is a stray if there ever was one. My daughter, A, found her in the middle of […]

Treasures

We call them treasures. The old glass medicine bottles left in burial “mounds” all around the farm, some […]

The All or Nothing Argument

Ever get into an argument with someone, say your spouse, and you are hit with “You always leave […]

Southern Gentlemen

They married sisters, the country doctor with the craving for farming and cattle and the machinist, whose gardening […]

Stupid Is As Stupid Does

Note: This Opinion Editorial (Op-Ed), adapted for the blog format, was published in The Lawrence County Advocate on […]

One Degree of Separation

Jimmy Fallon’s late night game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon connects the actor to any other actor […]