Smith: New life for hometown newspapers

Lately, I’ve been hanging out with a few newspaper publishers who remain convinced print journalism is not dead. They are not doomsayers. They are intrepid entrepreneurs.

Crane: B.E.T.ting on Tyler Perry

The domestic motion picture and television production industries are temporarily stalled by a Writer’s strike.

Crane: Bridge builder, fence mender

Spending as much time as I do in the political arena, all too often I hear friends or family members generalize, stereotype, and say something akin to: “You can’t trust any politician; they’re all out only for themselves.” Thankfully, and simply put, that just is not true.

On fathers past and present

I have been called a lot of things in my long life – not all of them complimentary – but one of the most satisfying has always been “Dad.” It is a sobriquet I earned with the considerable involvement of the beloved Woman Who Shared My Name.

In defense of a Southern accent, y’all

Well, swat my hind with a melon rind! I just found out why I’m so slow-witted and eat my peas with a butterknife. It’s my Southern accent, y’all.

Ode to Athens

There are many cases where generation after generation follow in the footsteps of their forebears, living in the same neighborhood and engaging in the same occupation – great-grandfather to grandfather to father to son.

Make way for a new oxymoron – United Methodist

We are all familiar with the term “oxymoron,” meaning a figure of speech that combines words with opposing meanings, such as bittersweet or jumbo shrimp, freezer burn or pretty ugly. Here’s a new one to add to the list: United Methodist.

Not so set in stone

Stone Mountain. It is the world’s largest outcropping of granite and on its northeastern elevation is the world’s largest bas-relief carving, nearly three football fields long and 90 feet tall, a trio of Confederate leaders – President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E.

Praying in the right place

It happened recently. Tink and I had just finished a video conference call. Chatting face to face by video screen was something that I thought George Jetson would take to his cartoon grave and yet it happens regularly across the globe.

Chris Davis

Seeing someone flourish in business usually reflects they are truly happy in their occupation and makes you realize the ultimate fulfillment beyond family compatibility is to passionately enjoy what you do for gainful employment.