ON MY MIND: Motivating the masses
I love the annual segment on NBC news when they feature bits of commencement addresses from colleges across the country. Each year I get all teary as we rewind and rewind and rewind trying...
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JUST THINKING: Things our parents tell us
When I was young, the one thing my parents could say that actually would straighten out my attitude immediately — at least for a little while — was that if I didn’t behave, I’d...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Pioneer days through the eyes of an early resident
When Julia Winslow came to Greenville some 165 years ago “the surrounding country for many miles was covered with pine and oak, and Indians were plentiful,” according to the Independent Daily News. “Greenville was...
REALITY CHECK: Not even a brilliant physics teacher can ease my math anxiety
Any hope I had of living a private life went by the wayside the first time I griped about one of my ex-wives in print. I try to be as honest as I can...
TEEN BEAT: Not having a dad in my life
From the stories you hear on the news and in movies, you’d think not having a dad in my life would cause me to be an incredibly screwed up kid. Kids whose parents are...
ON MY MIND: Oh, happy day!
You always remember your first one. Of course, I am writing about our local triathlon. What can I say? Wow! Wow! Wow! I love this kinda stuff. I have also loved every year of...
A fight against nature’s pests
Record rainfall in the month of April, resulting in flooding and standing water created an ideal breeding ground for summer’s biggest nuisance — mosquitoes. These annoying, blood-sucking insects aren’t just bothersome, but can...
REALITY CHECK: Civilization is OK, but let’s not get too prissy
We’re becoming a society of effete dandies bent on transforming every aspect of life into an upscale fern and chrome shopping mall experience that smells faintly of lilacs and Chanel No. 5.
TEEN BEAT: Doing the right thing and surprising yourself
I recently had an experience where I did the right thing because I knew it was the right thing and I literally could not walk away from the situation. Most of the time it...
PERSONALLY SPEAKING: Driving with Scary Larry
Not many things in life are more exciting for a teenager than getting a driver license – an experience I recently shared with my son. But before he could get his license, there was...
