Word of the year leads to ‘brain rot’

May I have a word with you, please? Actually, two words. Brain rot. You just never know what kind of surprise awaits you when you check out this space, do you? I have a feeling brain rot wasn’t on your radar.

The flag

When my husband makes up his mind that he wants something, he is like young Ralphie in A Christmas Story. He does not give up. Remember when Ralphie wanted the Red Rider BB gun?He had all kinds of tricks up his sleeve to get what he wanted. And, just like Ralphie, Tink’s relentless.

A gross deviation from common sense

It seems as though my mother was a criminal and I am just now finding out.All this time, I thought she was a conscientious parent who was active in the PTA, fixed my school lunch, washed and ironed my clothes, and made sure I went to church. Little did I know.

The good publisher

In today’s newspaper world, one person is doing the work of two or three.They sleep less, drink a lot of coffee and rarely have time to fellowship with co-workers.

A Thanksgiving review

It was something someone said about all the Thanksgivings that her eyes have seen that made me start thinking about a couple of holidays.

Thankful for these weekly conversations

What is Thanksgiving without a Thanksgiving column? For those of us tasked with offering our opinions on these pages, it is an obvious topic.

Putting presidential pressure on the PRESS Act

By now, President-elect Donald Trump’s cries of “fake news” have become far too commonplace in a nation that once prided itself as a bastion of free speech and transparency in government.

A reminder of remarkable accomplishment

My bucket list is not only complete, my bucket runneth over. My portrait of the Beloved Woman Who Shared My Name now hangs in the Wellstar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University, where she received her degree at the age of 45. That’s correct.

Taking chances and learning

Every family leaves a legacy of some worth which lasts three or four generations. Sometimes, one good man raises up to see need and wisely chooses his cases. If the man is strong enough in his teaching, then it, most likely, carries on for a few generations.

Answer coming to Okefenokee controversy?

The election is over and, whether your side won or not, let’s all be grateful the nation is still standing and that all the political ads are gone – and hopefully, forgotten.Now, it is time to get back to the Okefenokee.