Growing up in McDonough in the 50s and 60s is probably the time of my favorite holiday memories. That was a time when we all came together to enjoy the… Read more »

This column appeared in the December 19, 2018 edition. I still remember how excited we Rooks kids were when the Sears Roebuck catalog arrived in the mail. We’d start scanning… Read more »

“Why does a vigilante man; Carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand? Would he shoot his brother and sister down?”~ “Vigilante Man,” Woodie Guthrie Way back in February 2020, an… Read more »

I can’t wait till the next car show at Summit and they always have a couple of HUGE boxes for Toys for Tots donations. I discovered that my financial gurus… Read more »

I recently attended a funeral, one that I never thought I would attend. My sister Kathy, the baby of the family, passed away due to complications of Covid. I don’t… Read more »

I started my Sunday morning standing on my front porch as I watched a convoy of police and sheriff vehicles, most with blue lights flashing, making their way to our… Read more »

Well we’ve all had a blessed life, right? I have been so lucky, and I just keep getting reminded. This morning, for example, DJ Don played some ZZTop specials and… Read more »

Once upon a time in the culture I grew up in, most every family had a garden. Many of us lived on farms, or had farming neighbors, so, in addition… Read more »

I had to go out to Fair Meadow Farm (a.k.a. Nash Farm) a couple of weeks ago. The visit was to check on some old farm equipment that was moved… Read more »

As I see it, there is this one relationship in the life of many men that compares to no other. It is not primarily physical, nor is it spiritual in… Read more »