By Marsha Blackburn Senator The girls in 17-year-old Eva’s high school class use Instagram metrics as a measure of popularity. Their relationship with Instagram is more than typical teen …

Dear Dave, What is the main difference between people who follow your plan, stick with it and succeed, and those who fall off along the way? Damon Dear Damon, I’ve walked with thousands of families …

Dear Editor , Can you remember: When ministers preached the fire and brimstone gospel? Bring it back. When everyone knew the difference between right and wrong? When things were not perfect, but you …

Dear Editor , Recently, I attended a leadership conference at Spring Hill, TN. Retired Chief Rick Lasky was the event’s speaker, and he spoke on the topic of Pride and Ownership in the Fire …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing High humidity and tremendous heat can only be tolerated briefly. During what many refer to as the “dog days of summer” we scurry back inside under …

Dear Editor, Residents of Chester County can be proud and thankful for Barry Hutcherson, our county mayor. I recently had a property concern that involved state highway right of way. This was …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing There seems to be a lot of posts on social media this week about people taking vacations. It’s the middle of July. Many schools start back soon so it …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing This week is a momentous occasion in our married life. It was 46 years ago on a sunny Saturday, July 12 that Lisa and I said “I do” at the Camden …

Dear Editor, John Adams helped write the Declaration. People would always celebrate July 4 because that was the day the Declaration was adopted. Since 1777, fireworks for Independence Day have never …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing Got our flag pole put up the other day. It is one of those in sections that can telescope up and down for maintenance, like the one in the advertisement …

Dear Editor, I attended the special called business meeting on June 20, 2021 with the main purpose of hearing the motion to move forward with the purchasing of the Regions Bank building for $750,000 …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing June got off to a hot start with not only some sunny days in the 90s but also some nice storms to give us a few bits of relief. Sunday was not only …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing This past weekend we took off a couple of extra days in order to make the most of our umpteenth visit to the Smokey Mountains. We like to alternate …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing On our recent vacation trip to Cancun we learned to not leave the room without a mask. Everywhere we went, and I mean everywhere, people wore their …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing It was one of the most easy-going vacations we have taken. We had visited port cities in Mexico on cruises but we had never actually spent the night in …

Dear Editor, Chester County has it all - almost: a reputable school system, an accredited university, thriving industries, amazing small businesses, beautiful state and city parks and a community of …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing Reading over what I wrote in last week’s column stirred me to recall even more stuff that today’s kids could be missing out on. What did we do when …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing Sometimes it seems healthy and refreshing to take a moment and reflect on where we come from and what we have gone through to get a better feeling of …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing ven, my mother had a lot of experience rearing children (alone) by the time I came along. She also had help from my two oldest sisters who were 16 and …

Dear Editor, Thank God for Mother’s Day. This is how Mother’s Day became a national day. The title of mother was given to the Virgin Mary. Mother’s Day is set every year in honor of motherhood. …