Patiently Waiting
When the ground dries out we’re going to be really busy. Until then we’ll patiently await the appearance of peas. With hoes in hands, the young seedlings will get their due care. The heavy rain beat upon the freshly planted garden last week, and there is always the gardener’s anxiousness about whether those seeds will…
Read MoreWar On The Middle Class
Never before has a more relentless war been waged against the Middle Class population of the United States than the one we are witnessing today. The Upper Class has no problem filing up their gas tanks and shopping carts, while the bottom percentage of our population receive food cards, health cards, rent subsidy, and a…
Read MoreBest Wishes To Our Graduates Throughout This Area
Best wishes to the Macon County High, Red Boiling High, Westmoreland High, Portland High, and Monroe County Kentucky high graduates. You have finally arrived, and you are to be complimented. We love each of you.
Read MoreStudents Allowed To Draw “Demonic” Images In School, But Not A Cross
Both the “Overkill” and inconsistency are alive and well in some schools across the nation. Recently a high school student in Tomah High School in Madison, Wisconsin drew a cross and included the words “John 3:16 A sign of peace” in his art class. His teacher asked him to remove the reference to the Bible,…
Read MoreTomato Patch Plantin’ Time Again
It’s time to plant the tomato patch. The plan has been to set them out in the late afternoon, and water them well. This lessens transplant shock. Ours are bare-root from the cold frame, and will need a bit of tender loving care.
Read MoreAn Old Story that Never Ceases
Browsing through an October 31, 1959 Courier-Journal, I noticed on the front page these headlines: “7 Children Die In Blaze; Mothers At A Bar.” The opening line was this: “Ottumwa, Iowa, October 30 – Seven young children, trapped by fire inside a one-door house, died early Friday while their mothers were away at a bar.”
Read MoreMickey Dwight O’Donoghue, 40
Mickey Dwight O`Donoghue, age 40, of Lafayette, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Alive Hospice in Madison, Tenn.
Read MorePatricia Gayle Williams, 62
Mrs. Patricia Gayle Williams, age 62 of Westmoreland passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2008.
Read MoreJames “Jamie” Douglas Sims, 40
Mr. James “Jamie” Douglas Sims of Columbia, Tenn. passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008 at the age of 40.
Read MoreJames Phillip Boles, 49
Mr. James Phillip Boles, 49, of Nashville, Tenn. passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the Alive Hospice at Saint Thomas Hospital.
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