Columns
Foods to stock up ahead of snowstorms
It seems like every time the weather forecast calls for snow, sleet or ice, the grocery store aisles empty of bread and milk. But I’m wondering,...
Eat like an Olympian
When I was a child, my mother thought it would be swell if I turned out to be a professional dancer. Not just any old hoofer, however, a ballerina.I w...
Gloria waits for the baby
The last couple days I’ve been becoming keenly aware of the reality that not too much time will be elapsing until the arrival of our precious li...
War and poverty: a compromise with hell
It’s so easy to paper over the real American security void with verbiage about strength vs. weakness and the endless need to upgrade the militar...
War and poverty: a compromise with hell
It’s so easy to paper over the real American security void with verbiage about strength vs. weakness and the endless need to upgrade the militar...
A bug on the plate is worth how much?
Did you ever have a smile on your face that no matter what you did you could not wipe it off?Well, that is quite a regular occurrence with me. But thi...
Love is in the air
I’m writing this column on Wednesday of this week which is Feb. 14, better known as Valentine’s Day. And like they say, “Love is in ...
100 years ago with Charlie Miller
Feb. 15, 1918Madison County Democrat — The Domestic Science Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. W. H. Headley Thursday afternoon. Miss Grac...
100 years ago with Charlie Miller
Feb. 15, 1918Madison County Democrat — The Domestic Science Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. W. H. Headley Thursday afternoon. Miss Grac...
Hate and humility in the social media
I was a late adopter of Facebook. I had a nagging fear that no one would befriend me, and that my Facebook experience would become a monologue. Of cou...