By Dennis Richard Our governor has said that our state can reopen in portions this week. While I am really ready to enjoy going to restaurants, to get a haircut, to visit some folks and to attend …

By JC Bowman We are truly in a transformation time. We either drive the agenda from the ground up or it will be hammered down from federal and state government. The real education getting done right …

By Dennis Richardson Any other year I would look forward to warmer temperatures as a foretaste of summer good times. It is one day at a time as the news tells us that some states or counties are …

By Steve Oden When winter seems to stretch an endless string of gray days ahead and no harbinger dandelions have been spied squatting yellow in scruffy, frost-burned yards, old men’s thoughts turn …

Most days since self-quarantine I wake up, make the coffee (after all, making coffee is a man’s job, it is biblical) and wonder what day it actually is. What in the bible says making coffee is a …

Dear Editor, The United States Postal Service is committed to delivering your mail and packages throughout the current pandemic. We are proud of our role in providing an essential service to every …

By Steve Oden Heart health checkups are a good idea for anyone with a history of cardiac problems, former smokers or anyone suffering from stress. Especially among the rural residents of Appalachia, …

Dear Editor, Our lives are turned upside down, but we will overcome. This virus has put the world into a coma, but we will awaken and rise again, just as Jesus did. Our church doors are closed, but …

Dear Editor, Words of encouragement - our Nation can overcome COVID-19. Our country overcame 9/11 because we are true Americans. We work together, pray together and help those who are in need. When …

Who is my neighbor? Dear Editor, During this time of uncertainty, the question being asked by millions is, “Who is my Neighbor?” The solution seems simple if you look at St. Matthew 22:38b: …

By Dennis Richardson I need to dispel some rumors. I know they are all made in fun but nevertheless seem to worry the younger generation and others who know us. I have not been to Walmart. I hardly …

By David Coy It is easy to understand when good comes our way; it is not so easy to understand calamity, distress, or adversity. When good does come, we understand it produces, promotes and protects …

By Steve Oden Fiddling in one of my tackle boxes the other day, I came across a lifelike plastic lure a friend had made for me. I can’t remember the time I last fished with him but recalled he was …

Enough has happened over the past week to cover a year. Tornadoes resulted in the death of a local resident. Many homes were destroyed and dozens were killed statewide. The COVID-19 coronavirus …

Twenty years ago, the U.S. Congress passed legislation authorizing the Veterans History Project, an effort to collect firsthand accounts of American servicemen and women during wartime. This …

While I have had opportunity to watch the debates I have read some articles on stances that each of the candidates take. Well, most of them. Debates are a good way to shed light on the issues and to …

Coming up is the anniversary of a date that I will never forget. No. it isn’t the wedding anniversary… that isn’t until July. It is the 10th anniversary of quadruple bypass surgery on my heart …

Being in the market for a new car we learned something. Well, we have learned a lot. One thing is that we learned is that the new cars do not come with CD players. Well, not the cars that we looked …

My recollections of 50 years ago are mostly fuzzy but some things can never be forgotten. February 1970 had me enrolled in courses to lead to an engineering degree at the University of Tennessee at …

Dear Editor, Well, the game is over. It was very good to watch…until the halftime show. A very nasty, ugly, terrible show of women showing and grabbing their privates. I know a lot of people like …