Columnists
The Ripple Effect
June 13, 2019
Do you have a mentor? Is there someone in your life that has had a lasting positive impact on you? Have you had the opportunity to pay it forward in what I call the “ripple effect?”
Through the sun room Window
June 12, 2019
I do most of my writing in the sunroom. It is by far my most favorite room in the house. Until the weather is warm enough, I keep all my house plants in this room. I have orchids blooming most of the winter and greenery everywhere. The best part is looking out the windows. It is a six-sided room that used to be shaded by a 300-year-old oak tree. The tree was destroyed by Irma.
Proposed Waste Transfer Station- Noise, Odors Degraded Livability
June 9, 2019
If you think locating a waste transfer station in a residential area is a bad idea, you might want to look at a few facts.
At this point, you’re probably thinking, “Oh, here we go. This guy is going to try to convince me that it’s not a bad idea to have a noisy, stinking waste transfer station in my neighborhood. Read on. You just might be in for a surprise.
Student Development “LEAADS” to Success
May 15, 2019
Karen Foote had had enough. Fourteen years in law enforcement had brought her face to face with the devastation children face when a parent is taken to jail. And she had also found that the reason one parent or both parents were absent didn’t matter; children living in single parent or no parent households all too often don’t have the direction and support they need to be successful in school- and in life.
The Gift
May 15, 2019
On just an ordinary day, has someone ever taken you by surprise and given you an unexpected extraordinary gift?
We Earned the Happy!!
May 15, 2019
Well, reality has hit. James turned 37, and as we were celebrating, he informed me in 3 years he would be 40.
As his Mama, that was bit of a shock. I still think of him as 7. In 17 days I will be 70 years old.
County Voters Say No to MARTA, Not Transit
April 15, 2019
New York City’s subway system opened in 1904 and underwent a major expansion in 1908. At the time, heavy rail was the only affordable form of transportation, other than walking.
Hey Y’all | Kicking off your heels
April 15, 2019
It has been another one of those weeks. I have no social life, but my calendar is always full. This past week it was funerals and funeral home visits. Three services in two days. I noticed something about the women who were in attendance. The younger the females are, the higher the heels.
