Biden was right then wrong on refugees
Harlan Kirgan
The annual refugee resettlement kerfuffle is underway.
Friday, April 30, 2021
Columns
How about celebrating the unsung mothers?
Danny Tyree
Since you asked, my niece Claire is expecting her first baby in August. Her sister Emma is expecting her second child in October.
I have faith that both young ladies will someday earn a spot in a Hall of Fame for Mothers.
Alas, history is littered with mothers who DIDN’T receive proper recognition.
Friday, April 30, 2021
Jim Bradshaw
Crowd watched as Babe disappointed Crowley
Jim Bradshaw
Local folk were disappointed when Babe Ruth came to Crowley in late March 1921 and didn’t hit a home run.
Of course, it was hard to do in Crowley in those days.
Friday, April 30, 2021
Tom Purcell
A hunger for normalcy
Tom Purcell
My recent trip to Florida was glorious for one simple reason: it was normal.
You see, I had been hungering for a friendly social gathering for months — any gathering involving family, friends, business colleagues or old classmates would do.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Christine Flowers
Protest or riot? It depends where you stand
Christine Flowers
When the Nazis wanted to march through Skokie, Ill., many of the residents were horrified. A large percentage were Jewish, and some had been interned in concentration camps. The memory of those camps was still vivid, since this was 1978, a mere three decades after World War II had ended.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Myra Miller
A day I will never forget
Myra Miller
It was a Wednesday, April 25, 2018, when I received a call at work from my older brother. I could tell immediately in his voice that he was upset and advised me to get to my dad’s house fast.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Jerry Raehal
Don’t let storage companies skip printed notices
Jerry Raehal
Legislators have their hands full each session with the plethora of bills that come their way, facing the fundamental question: Who benefits if this bill passes?
This is a question I hope legislators are asking when it comes to Senate Bill 101, which we urge them to vote no on.
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Danny Tyree
Is there a future for wit?
Danny Tyree
As graduation looms, my son Gideon has been named both salutatorian and Wittiest Boy of the Cornersville (TN) High School Class of 2021.
(I myself did well academically “back in the day” — which even then was about 15 years after the hoary phrase “back in the day” had applied for Medicare.
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Rich Manieri
Life comes with more side effects than COVID-19 vaccine
Rich Manieri
I knew it. I get the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and three days later, “J&J vaccine paused due to blood clots.”
I have to admit I felt a little uneasy when I trudged into the local public library in an Orwellian procession of citizens on their way to inoculation.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Christine Flowers
Some people shouldn’t be in a position of authority
Christine Flowers
At a time when police are being attacked on all sides for brutality, racism, recklessness and all sorts of social sins and criminal acts, I hesitate to write this column.
Thursday, April 22, 2021