Category Archives: Opinion

It’s that time year. Parents everywhere are sending their kids to preschool, school, junior high, high school, and college for the first time. Many emotional stories have been written about these events. Each of these events is a lesson in faith and parenthood. I’d like to add, they are also lessons in grandparenthood. Here’s a little...

Local schools host grandparents day. Sometimes the highlight of the event is when the students "interview" their grandparents on what school was like for them at their grandchild’s age or a story about the grandchild’s parents. The anecdotes shared by the grandparents never fail to dazzle and often downright befuddle the rapt grandchildren. There’s no need...

Letter to the Editor: The Jasper County Fair was again a success. The rains and the heat both gave us challenges, but we all adapted to the weather and didn’t let it stop us from having fun at the fair. Thanks to everyone on behalf of the fairboard for your participation, volunteering, and support of another...

If a candidate is known by the company they keep, the endorsement of Patty Judge by the deceptively named League of Conservation Voters and its misguided priorities speaks volumes. Among that radical group's misguided priorities is an attack on ethanol. Its principles state, "Conventional corn ethanol has far-reaching negative environmental impacts, including water pollution, global warming...

According to Jorrie L. Muniz of The Relationship Resource Group, Inc., “Aging is a natural process that brings with it unforeseen challenges and opportunities. But how we age is a mindful choice: Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more. Practicing these four rules for aging will...

If you’ve been thinking the U.S. flag has been flying at half-staff so many, many times, you are right. If you’ve been thinking the U.S. flag has been flying at half-staff too many times, you are right. If you can’t keep up with when and why the U.S. flag has been flying at half-staff, you...

These days, brides pick any wedding day, at any time of day, and at any location, with destination weddings at some far-off island or mountain. Once upon a time, girls dreamed of becoming June brides. I wondered where the tradition of “June brides” came from, so I did a little research and learned the tradition...