When I was 4-years-old, I sang in the local high school’s fund-raising talent show. In my tiny blue pleated skirt, Mickey Mouse Club T-shirt and Mickey Mouse ears, I shouted …
Charlene Harb: An unimaginable life journey
There are few sights as captivating as witnessing the mesmerizing performance of a talented pianist and for Charlene Harb, it has been a music journey she says chose her instead …
What do you do with a drunken sailor?
There’s a lot of airway noise right now. Accessing the news takes courage, as one hears everyday rants, as fingers point, and as everyone who is talking is completely convinced …
Surfer boy far from home
Last week’s snow and deep freeze led to a missive from a cousin who lives in southern California, reminding me that she did not have to worry about 0-degree temperatures. …
Jamie Foster, plumber, provides tips ahead of freeze
We have a very wintry, frigid forecast ahead coming in the next few days and the last thing we want to have is to have frozen pipes.
As this frigid winter …
Christmas orphans and existential questions
Every other year Dan and I are Christmas orphans. With sons who live over 2,400 miles away, and who each have another set of parents to please, every other year …
Director of Clinton schools addresses letter grades
This past week, Tennessee public schools were given a letter grade in achievement which seems to define each school. As a former principal, I know how that definition either unfairly …
It’s beginning to look a lot like chaos!
Observations.
Pictured is an image of the miasmatic scene at the Heiskell Post Office. Every day, in the wee hours, pallets of Amazon packages are unloaded for the postal workers to …