Maintain good oral hygiene for health

We all know the importance of taking care of ourselves, especially when it comes to our teeth, gums and mouth.  Unfortunately, only a few number of people truly care about maintaining good oral hygiene.

Washington tragedy an insurrection

The best way to start a conversation is to make sure that both parties understand the key words that will be used.  Let’s start with “demonstration.” This means that people like environmentalist Greta Thunberg gather together peacefully to call government to action.  The second word is “protest.

‘Ordeal’ might be too strong a word

The waiting was the hardest part.  Like many in the county, the state, the nation and the world, I came into contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19, prompting me to get tested myself.

‘A call for unity’ led to MLK’s letter from jail

When I was at Candler School of Theology, one of my teachers was Bishop Nolan B. Harmon.  Bishop Harmon – in his nineties at the time – was a well-respected leader in the United Methodist Church.

Five political questions for 2021

After getting many political predictions wrong in 2016 – including, but not limited to, the results of the presidential election – I threw my long-cherished crystal ball out and started building a new one. Figuratively speaking, of course.

Business Card Directory was lost in trans(lation)

The year 2020 just could not leave quietly; it had to get in one last parting shot. If you picked up a copy of the Dec. 31 edition of The Graham Star, first of all, thank you.

‘The great reset’ being pitched

The Great Reset is an idea presented to us by the World Economic Forum and it suggests that the economies of the globe need a reset on capitalism, to prevent the disastrous effects of the COVID-19 pandemic from being a problem again.

Lower taxes attract key leaders

When Democrats attack pro-growth tax reform as “trickle-down economics,” I can understand their rhetorical intent.

Watch Night for a New Year

A tradition for many Christian churches is to hold a Watch Night service on New Year’s Eve. Watch Night is a time to gather, worship and hope for the coming year.  I recall one I participated in on Dec. 31, 1999.

Seize the moment

Senator Robert Kennedy toured Appalachia’s eastern Kentucky’s coal mining area in 1968. His two-day, eight-stop tour started in Vortex and ended in Prestonsburg.