More than just "winter blues"

An old enemy came for me on a dreary day two weeks ago.  Hauling hay to my horses, I dropped a square bale in the mud and all of a sudden, was on the verge of tears.  Just to put this in perspective: on a normal day, a round bale could crush me flat without squeezing a single tear from my eyes.

Celebrating a century of life

Neowne Hooper Adams reached the age of 100 on Oct. 25.   Her parents were Jack and Belle Lovin Hooper. She has outlived all her siblings; Oneida Smith, Neowe, and Reo Hooper.

Witchcraft and the power of deception

“And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in you; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in you: for your merchants were the great men of the earth; for by your sorceries were all nations deceived” (Revelation 18:23).

Pros and cons of free college

One of the more popular ideas emerging from some of the more left-leaning candidates is the notion of a free college education.  To be clear, it appears that public four-year and community colleges are included in the proposal. Faith-based and private schools would not be included.

Abortion could avoid life-changing issues

I was an only child.  Seven years before I was born, my parents had their first baby, but that child was born without a brain.  The condition is called anencephaly. The Greeks were very literal: the term translates as “no in-head.

Don't neglect your peepers

I had no idea anything was wrong until a colleague asked what had happened to my eye.  I looked in the mirror. My left eye was red, the capillaries broken. I shrugged and went off to cover that day's court cases. The eye continued to redden.