Relax, kick back, enjoy life. My daughter, Alison, who is 36 years old, flew into town the other day (angel that she is) and I can’t let go of the wonder and miracle of it all . . . being alive. I had intended to write a column this week about the nature of the U.S. security state and the country’s ...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the August 3, 2010 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) I can’t remember a lot of what happened yesterday, or last week, or last year, but the memory of my first day in school is still vividly etched...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the September 1, 2010 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/ Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) Next Monday is Labor Day, a legal holiday honoring workers, and for most Americans it signals the end of summer vacations and the beginning...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the August 3, 2011 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Fran...

One of the most read Scriptures is the great Twenty-Third Psalms. There are not many funerals today that one might attend where the funeral home has n...

A law enforcement action like this against a former president has never occurred before. It will be construed by millions of Americans as Pres. Biden’...