(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the August 31, 2005, issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) Someone recently sent me an e-mail that contained some important beliefs for a better life. I want to share them with my readers this week. I...

Every week comes and goes, and some go faster than others. Such was last week. It started pretty well, but then everything went downhill. I had my semiannual doctor’s visit. After all, he has kids that need to go to college. After his complete examination of me, he said, “You’re doing great.” I aske...

Do you make a difference in the world? Does anyone care about what you do? Are some people more important than others? We all ask ourselves these questions from time to time. Some people wonder about them more than others. You do make a difference. You are important. Who you are and what you do does...

After a couple of weeks of Celestine Sibley stories, I am ready to re-join the fight against the communists who are destroying our country. I’ll start...

1. You take the lawnmower to get the mail 2. Your wife reads the paper and you ask what is up instead of reading it yourself 3. You are on a first nam...

As a writer, I always have a small notebook in my shirt pocket to take notes when I have an idea. I don’t have too many ideas, so I want to write down...