Slaying dragons, both past and present

A friend asked me when the next food distribution was at the “Dragon Slayer” Church.  It took me a moment to realize he was talking about Grace Fellowship Baptist Church, which is the location of one of MANNA Feeding America’s monthly sites.

Will drive-ins make a comeback?

Okay, so you’re tired of watching movies on TV.  You want to see something on the big screen, even if it’s a movie you’ve seen before.  What are you going to do?  The coronavirus has hamstrung indoor theaters.

A patch of weeds, or a garden grows

A few weeks ago, this column was critical of the establishment of a new National Space Force. Just what we need when NASA is being privatized and nearly 35 million people are unemployed.  Now the White House has produced a new doozy called the “National Garden of American Heroes.

A big festival, for tiny fish

In 2018, Newborn, Ga. had a population of 759, when everybody was at home.  Today, it’s a little over 800. Tiny, yes, but with a big sense of humor.  Perhaps that’s why the town chose a tiny, pesky fish to spotlight during its annual festival.

Flight of the Bumble Bee(s)

When Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composed the orchestral interlude “Flight of the Bumble Bee” around 1899-1900, he couldn’t have known that it would one day relate to some young boys growing up on Atoah Creek in Graham County.

Political correctness gone wild

This column launches headlong into an important and controversial subject.  One that is red hot now, as it should be.

One-room schools once a staple

The early school system in Graham County was made up of a series of one-room schools, with most communities having a school located in it.   The schools were usually simple log structures, with one teacher for all ages of children who attended.

The history of The Peace Prayer

Many were shocked and concerned when 75-year-old Martin Gugino – a Catholic Peace activist – was pushed and injured during a peaceful protest against systemic racism.

Wear your face mask properly

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the use of face masks for the general public.

You definitely can’t unring a bell

This wonderful phrase was first used in a 1912 Oregon Supreme Court case State v. Rader.  Mr. Rader was accused and convicted of arson when he burned two of his neighbor’s haystacks.