Andy Griffith, Gunsmoke and all the old western series that was popular during my growing up years are my favorite TV shows. The first time I remember watching television was when I was about 14. We didn’t have a TV but my Uncle Arthur Franklin, who lived in the Pleasant Ridge Community of LaSalle P...

In the Tom Hanks’ hit movie, “The Green Mile,” a rather large inmate on death row named John Coffey (like the coffee but not spelled the same) who had special powers announces to Hank’s character, Paul Edgecomb, near the end of the movie as he is about to be put to death: “I’s tired, Boss…pow’ful ti...

Before anyone wants to challenge me to a duel, a paint ball war, or wants to see me burned at the stake for this column, please remember one simple thing: this is an opinion column, and it is my opinion. It is not the opinion of the publisher, the editor, or the other opinion writers. They may agree...

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), I am a potential terrorist; but before you unfriend me in the imaginary world of social media ...

I met my former mother-in-law, “Mama Lou,” and my former father-in-law, “Poppo,” when I was not yet twenty years old. I hitched a ride to meet them, t...

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