I believe the mayor of Ridgeway and the town council generally do an overall good job. However, the “doggie dust up” (The Voice 7/6/17) is an example of local government at its worst . The Mayor seems to be wasting valuable town resources and giving the town a black eye over a very petty conflict. […]

Summertime meant one thing to Delaine and me when we were children – walking around barefooted, catching fireflies and using bad grammar. There were standards about footwear during the school year, but not during the summer. Catching fireflies meant that Delaine and I were in Newark, New Jersey visiting one of our favorite cousins and […]

Delaine and I recently adopted a baby boy, but we can’t agree about how to rear him. First, I think of him as a baby, but Delaine insists on calling him a mutt. On that point Delaine wins. He was a rescue at the animal shelter when we adopted him. He was listed as a […]

It is quite alarming to read the influx of information that is streaming from various news outlets throughout our state in reporting the current situation with V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant here in Fairfield County. There are so many considerations by many involved partners. When this many people are at a decision-making table, it becomes quite […]

It’s hard to believe it, but six months of 2017 have come and gone. When the year began, what individual spiritual goals did you set for yourself? What is it you set your mind to accomplish for the Lord? Did you promise God you would attend worship services more regularly? Did you promise the Lord […]

What is going on in Fairfield County that is breeding so many people who mistreat and kill animals. I’ve read about the deplorable treatment of horses, the starvation of a dog tried to a porch and a cat being beaten, set on fire and then killed, and now I read about this poor pig allegedly […]

Here’s a definition of a word which is a popular adjective when used to describe Fairfield county school board’s recent selfish decision. ABSURD: wildly unreasonable, illogica, or inappropriate. Some examples of the word’s use follow: It is ABSURD for the school board members to give themselves a raise. It is even more ABSURD for the […]

My family and I are in the midst of moving to a new community, and we are searching for a home to rent for a period of time. The search for a good home has been mind-numbing, painstaking, and exhausting, especially for my wife who has done much of the leg-work in this process. Several […]

Red, white, and blue outfit check; fireworks at the Doko Meadows Park, check; summertime picnic food, semi-check. Someone will surely invite Delaine and me to an event, because our nation is having a birthday. Home of the free and the brave; America the beautiful; life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; God bless the USA! […]

My mother’s home is in a subdivision in Middle Tennessee that is surrounded by beautiful hills. Looking toward the entrance of the subdivision from her home is one hill in the background that has been cleared right down the middle in order to accommodate high-powered electric lines. At the very top of the hill are […]