I read Pastor Jerry Waugh's article published on Thanksgiving Day entitled 'Is the Grinch now going after Thanksgiving' with sadness. Sadness because he says that America is our country and it is. ...more

November 29, 2009

Tony Lala fell in love with street rods when he started helping out at a body shop when he was about 9. ...more

March 25, 2009

It was a record-breaking night for Brandon on Saturday at the FHSAA state wrestling championships, and the end of a stellar career for one Brandon senior who will be remembered as one of the best in the state's history. ...more

February 22, 2009

A year has passed since I shared in this space how my children suffer from a condition known as "slow snow recognition." Recent winter storms that blanketed the Southeast, I'm happy to report, have cured my three young daughters of that malady. ...more

January 24, 2009

In this New Year, All Faiths United Church of Christ has "new" as a star attraction - its new pastor, the Rev. Dr. David A. Wild is here to help give new direction to what the congregational and community outreach needs may desire. ...more

January 3, 2009

I would like to thank Barack Obama and John McCain (despite the fact that my gratitude towards one will only extend the length of this column) for explaining to me what "American" means. ...more

July 23, 2008

Youthful ambition is a wonderful thing. And so, at the risk of coming off as a cynical old coot dashing the hopes and dreams of two freshly scrubbed chaps, Andre Nestor and Hinds Howard, I gently pass along a rather prescient joke I heard the other day. ...more

June 24, 2008

Once, she was a basketball star, the all-time leading scorer in her county, a player so smooth and efficient that she earned a nickname - "The Dream." ...more

June 1, 2008

It became an ubiquitous question after I chose to become a Peace Corps volunteer. ...more

January 10, 2008

Through all the tumult and all the turnovers, the Big Apple has yet to crush Eli Manning's spirit. The Bucs will give it a go Sunday. ...more

January 2, 2008