The new U.S. Space Force

This columnist has great respect for the military.  Our son-in-law is a graduate of West Point and served with honor in Iraq. I considered both Roy Bahr and Mel Greene to be friends. They served in the military and supported veterans, until they both recently passed on.

What to do when you can’t leave home

If you are a stay-at-home-mostly person as I am, you are probably wondering where all of this unscheduled time came from.  Yes, I’m still retired, but I’ve never had so much time on my hands. Like most retired people, I have said, “I don’t know how I ever had time to work.

Education debate need not be vicious

North Carolina’s economy is opening up after nearly two months of lockdown.  I wish the reopening was faster, broader and more reflective of the varying conditions across the state. I recognize others strongly disagree.

Missing congregational singing

Who doesn’t like a good old hymn singing!  When I was a child, I loved to sing many of the good old hymns, like “The Church in the Wildwood” and “Do Lord.”  One of the things we have missed during this time of social distancing is congregational singing.

Live with reasonable anxiety

All of us have experienced what it means to be anxious, to some extent that it becomes unreasonable.  But therapist John L.

Relief? Try lessons learned

Do I have a tale to tell you.  While I often defer writing a column unless applicable, I thought I would offer you a lighthearted look into what happens when you cannot see the future. The decision to give Americans an economic stimulus payment made many hearts leap for joy.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

There is much good in the world.  In 1847, the Choctaw Nation managed to collect $170 and send it to the starving peasants in Ireland’s County Cork to help ease the impacts of the potato famine.

The effectiveness trap for Fauci and Birx

We have all had our fill of COVID-19 news.  The death tolls, monumental human suffering, acts of human kindness, heroic efforts to tame the beast and economic impacts on millions of unemployed workers will be in our memories forever. There is one more aspect that needs some thought.

Remember to thank your instructors

This week, we celebrate Teacher and School Staff Appreciation Week and we are encouraging everyone to show gratitude for those whose strength and dedication to their students has shown brightly during these challenging times.

You’re growing a papaya tree?

Like a doctor removing something important, Herb Collins gently peeled the wrapper back from the root ball and tenderly placed the baby tree in the hole.  Then he stood and walked around it to see which way he should align it. Actually, he thought, it looks pretty good just the way it is.