Our sense of smell can trigger memories long hidden, and take us back to times long gone by. Smelling the blooms of a certain shrub puts me in the first grade classroom of Mrs. Frances Taliaferro, when I was a perpetually unhappy first grader, being stuck in a classroom while my little brothers were...

One of the greatest deficiencies in the United States today is the lack of real dads. Psychologists and physiatrists from all spectrums agree that the lack of a great male role model in our homes today has contributed greatly to the demise of the family and the downfall of many children. There is an...

It was Sunday morning and James said to his mother, “I don’t feel good.” Worried she asked, “Where don’t you feel good?” Quickly he replied, “When I’m in church.” One psalmist wrote, “How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart...

When I was a wee lassie, I used to memorize poems all the time. One of my favorites had to do with Memorial Day, which we just celebrated. I may not h...

70 Years Ago May 31, 1951 “Be on the lookout for rattlesnakes,” says A. L. Goodwin, employee of International Paper Company. Goodwin may well be regar...

When the name “Hardtner” is mentioned these days, people might think of Henry E. Hardtner, the founder of Urania and the “Father of Southern Reforest...