October 19, 2026
Entertainment
Have you ever taken full responsibility?
Tyrades! by Danny Tyree “I accept full responsibility.”’ In your lifetime you’ve doubtless heard umpteen public figures (elected officials, bureaucrats, corporate executives, celebrities) promise, “I accept full responsibility” after some…
What I Like
My Take By Mark McGee For those who follow this column, and I thank you for reading, you may have noticed that with rare exceptions of late I have bordered…
Why, Why, Why?
Musings and Memories By Doug Dezotell Why? That’s a good question. Why do we use the word WHY so often? Because! That’s why! Here are some common examples of WHY…
Useless Holidays
My Take By Mark McGee It’s February and it’s time for the “useless” holiday season. Oh, I’m not talking about President’s Day or Martin Luther King, Jr. Day back in…
Holy Moly!
Musings and Memories By Doug Dezotell A recent survey done by the Barna Group showed that most Americans do Not consider themselves to be Holy. Yet, 73 percent of all…
Cooley
MY TAKE By Mark McGee Bedford County lost a treasure last week. Henry Cooley passed away at the age of 89. It was a life well-lived. It is refreshing to…
Treasures
Musings and Memories By Doug Dezotell There was a very wealthy man who was confused and distressed over the thought of not being able to take his riches with him…
Courtesy
My Take By Mark McGee Henry David Thoreau said “a man can suffocate on courtesy” I disagree with the American naturalist and essayist known for “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience”. I…
Tupperware
Musings and Memories By Doug Dezotell I grew up surrounded by Tupperware. My mother was a Tupperware sales-woman, and she had all sorts of the plastic products stashed away in…
The Advance
Musings and Memories By Doug Dezotell An 18th century English clergyman wrote: “I am not what I might be, I am not what I ought to be, I am not…