Angels do exist
October 16, 2015
I wasn’t looking for anyone. I avoided meeting women. I had ended my eighth year as a single parent with custody of four teenagers. One was now married and another was in the navy.
Opinion
To protect and serve
October 15, 2015
To protect and serve
By Dave Emanuel
The recent spate of attacks on police officers around the nation should give everyone reason for concern. And what’s even more troubling is the lack of compassion shown by some government officials and private citizens alike.
There are three things about “listicles” I just don’t like
October 14, 2015
Our poor attention spans. They have dwindled down to nearly nothing, a phenomenon I suspect is attributable to social media. “Listicles,” like hashtags, tweets and tags, are the offspring of social media and its entertaining cousin, the blog. Yes, I am aware of what that union implies, but if the shoe fits…
Teachable moments are very often offered up by kids.
October 9, 2015
(Not So) Common Sense
Teachable moments are very often offered up by kids.
By Carole Townsend
It took me a while to learn this, but I believe that one of the best ways to make a lasting impact in this life is to give back. As adults, we accumulate all kinds of things as we go from month to month, year to year: wealth, knowledge, property, even spouses and children, truth be told.
Considering fleeing your community for safer territory? Think again.
October 1, 2015
(Not So) Common Sense
Considering fleeing your community for safer territory? Think again.
By Carole Townsend
As a newspaper reporter, I enjoy the enviable opportunity to spend a lot of time in Gwinnett County communities, documenting the positive things that happen all day, every day, in our county. Last evening, I had the opportunity to listen to a GCPD crime prevention officer, and it got me to thinking.
Out of the mouths of babes…
October 1, 2015
(Not So) Common Sense
Out of the mouths of babes…
By Carole Townsend
Have you been to an elementary school lately? Perhaps some of you have; many of you likely have children who are still in the primary grades, as my parents used to call them. Our youngest child is 23 years old, so it’s been a while for me. A long while. Tuesday morning changed all that.
The measure of a community’s greatness lies not in its wealth, but in its heart.
September 18, 2015
Gwinnett County has grown to be a large and sprawling metropolitan county. I believe I heard it said a couple of weeks ago that Gwinnett is now the most diverse county in the nation, certainly in the state.
Four dog night
September 16, 2015
Suffering from intense heat this summer I recall the Arctic Express slamming the South last year. I was with Lilburn Police Sgt. Tim Haxton patrolling at night, checking out businesses, looking for thieves, sledge-hammering doors and determined copper collectors.
(Not So) Common Sense – In the South, Football is right up there with Sunday church and fried chicken.
September 10, 2015
(Not So) Common Sense
In the South, Football is right up there with Sunday church and fried chicken.
By Carole Townsend
Football season. Are there two more glorious words in the entire dictionary? Not in our house, there aren’t. Much like thousands of other families, we have the date of the first NFL pre-season game circled in red on our calendar, and we circle it right around the time that the previous season ends.
