Columnists

Our jobs are our identities

Today, more than at any time in the history of the world, our jobs are central to our ...

Columnists

Positive attitudes bring hope

A farmer became discouraged with his farm, so he decided to sell it and move somewhere else. He engaged ...

Opinion

It’s time to take responsibility

There was a self-help book published in 1992 entitled “Men Are from Mars, WomenAre from Venus,” written by ...

Columnists

American people deserve answers

Dear Mr. President, First, congratulations on the taking out of Anwar al Awlaki, the American-born Al Qaeda terrorist leader ...

Columnists

Illegal activity is a new trend

There is a disturbing trend permeating a segment of our society today that favors doing things illegally. It ...

Columnists

Open the lines of communication

Shots fired. We hear it all the time on the police scanner. We’ve almost become numb to this ...

Columnists

Dallas County is a key employer in the Black Belt

By Wayne Vardaman For the third time in recent months, individuals have commented to me that it’s a ...

Columnists

Be at your best when times get tough

During the general election last year, I recorded a radio ad/ robo call. It was in response to ...

Columnists

Vision can prevent a big disaster

Without warning, tornadoes sweep down from the afternoon sky and within a moment’s fury destroy what took decades ...

Columnists

A note to Congress and the president

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine aptly stated the existing situation in “The Crisis” ...

Desiree Taylor

First Lobsterfest did not disappoint

I could hear the ragtime rhythms mixed with classical notes from a piano inside the Renaissance architecture as ...

Columnists

Peace, love and cozy dogs

Anyone that knows me knows I am a sucker for two things: The zoo and the fair. Usually ...

Columnists

Working poor have their backs against the wall

A woman called me this week. Her back was up against the wall. She called out ...

Columnists

Parents must tend to their gardens

Raising children is like tending a garden. Gardens are places of life where flowers, plants, and vegetables develop. ...

Columnists

We can beat cancer one penny at a time

There are two sure things in many people’s lives. We all buy groceries, and we all know someone ...

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