Letter to the Editor
I appreciate the “Living on Purpose” article in the News & Press each week by Rev. Bill Holland. However, the article last week, “Religious Freedom for All Convictions,” was a great disappointment. I believe that Rev. Holland is most probably a good man. He is involved in the community as chaplain of his fire department, a faith-based member of the state emergency crisis response team, a volunteer chaplain for a veterans’ health...
My friend Joe
I first met my friend Joe the morning he came to my car where I had stopped for gas.
Down South: Herb’s Grill
Every neighborhood needs its own restaurant. One it can count on year in and year out.
In praise of print during National Newspaper Week
It’s been a bad year for newspapers. Again.
October: Another fall season
The goldenrod is yellow; the corn is turning brown; The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down. – Helen Jackson The morns are meeker than they were, The nuts are getting brown; The berry’s cheek is plumper, The rose is out of town. – Emily Dickinson By Bill Shepherd Both poets speak to the sentiments of the moment. The long and hot summer days are getting shorter. Summer is winding down; the feeling of autumn...
Test your memory and reveal your age. Do you remember when?
1. You purchased gas, and the attendant would wash your windshield, check your oil, and sweep out the floor of your car free?