When it comes to playing the piano, I register on a scale from mediocre to almost good. But my lack of abilities cannot be attributed to my childhood piano teacher, Mrs. Clarice Sherrill. My mama placed me in her capable hands when I was somewhere around 10 years old, and I continued under her tutor...

Today we are hearing the word “leader” and “leadership” used a lot in people’s everyday conversation. These words may be used in many different aspects of our society. It may be that one uses these words in discussing people who work on the national level, and they may be used to describe people on ...

The English poets once upon a time celebrated June as one of the loveliest months of the year. It might be loverly in England, but here in the South, it is usually hot, not the smother-you-whenyou walk- out-of-thehouse-hot, but normal people hot, around 90 degrees. It is still hot for me, so I try m...

My job as a Hospice Chaplain requires me to do lots of driving through the countryside. It is not unusual for me to go from the Arkansas line to Winnf...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter is addressed to Georgetown Mayor Danny Olden from Thurman Beavers. He requested the letter be published in this n...

The Trump Administration announced last week it was freezing $2.26 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts that were to be awarded to Harvard U...