What they say and what it means

The following is a Public Service announcement: Congress is in recess and members are back home. Kiwanis, Rotarians, Chambers of Commerce and other assorted groups can expect likely visits from their intrepid public servants.

Farmer’s markets

You may be familiar with past references in this space to farmer’s markets. If the subject is like hearing a favorite song again, I hope you will hang on and reflect with me.

Some random thoughts on some random subjects

As I watched the surreal events this past week concerning the first-ever criminal indictment of a former president of the United States, I thought of a passage in the Old Testament, Hosea 8:7: “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.

A Yankee saves a bit of The South

There are many compliments that I can give to my husband, Tink. Firstly, he is a devoted man of God. He rises early each morning to spend two hours in Bible study. Daddy would be proud of that. And that he reads the King James Bible, albeit the New King James.

It’s not public schools that are failing; it is society

When did public schools start failing?It had to be after I graduated. I seem to recall a group of dedicated teachers who taught me how to read and write, add and subtract, and even multiply and divide. All these many eons later, I still remember them: Ms. Dent in the 3rdgrade; Ms.

Stormy weather

Though I do not believe the recent New York district attorney and grand jury criminal indictments will sink the ‘unsinkable’ good ship Trump, I definitely believe the former president is in for some protracted stormy weather.

Never mind the wolves; it’s about the termites

Columnist David French is a recent addition to the editorial pages of The New York Times. (Yes, I read The Times – but I don’t inhale.) His is a conservative voice. Born in Alabama and currently living in Tennessee, French describes himself as a “Reagan Republican,” going back to his early teens.

Markham was a ‘Renaissance Man’

When Monte Markham came to visit the campus of his alma mater in late February, arrangements were made by a group, which calls itself “The Enquiring Minds Club,” to host UGA’s accomplished alumnus for a presentation on his career in which he has distinguished himself as an actor, director, and...

A longing for Julia Reed

It is no longer clear to me as to when I read first the words of Julia Reed. But it is quite vivid as to when I moved from being a reader of hers to being a fan. For years, I had devoured her articles in New York fashion and Washington news magazines.

They just don’t make ‘em like that anymore

As a teenager growing up in Griffin, Georgia, Scott Sladewould point to the local radio station in a two-story walk-up just off the town square and say, “Someday, I’m going to be working there.