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OPINION | Rants & Raves
A Wicked Black Friday
Black Friday, late-morning. My daughter’s busy packing so she can high-tail it out of here for the...
Read MoreA Very Special Collection
I’ve known Anne Errington for over 20 years, but neither of us can remember how we met. We think...
Read MoreA Vote for Forgiveness
I find myself with the awkward task of penning this column on Saturday, knowing it won’t be read...
Read MoreA Birthday Meditation
It’s Friday, October 18th, as I begin this column. The morning of my sixtieth birthday. Sixtieth....
Read MoreBirds in a Storm
If you’re anything like me, you weren’t entirely prepared for the drama of Hurricane Helene’s...
Read MoreA Modest (Musical) Proposal
Two assassination attempts on a former president. Exploding beepers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon....
Read MoreYard Signs and Internet Memes
I’m always fascinated by the way people express themselves in their front yards. Not necessarily...
Read MoreA Good Cry
Writer’s Note: As I was watching the DNC last Wednesday, I found myself sobbing along with young...
Read More‘Tis the Season
Those of you who’ve been using Facebook for a long time, as I have, may have discovered that it’s...
Read MoreCome On, Team USA
It’s early Friday morning as I begin this column, and I find myself in a state of gratitude...
Read MoreAre we all conspiracy theorists now?
Do you ever feel like you’re surrounded by conspiracy theorists? Or maybe becoming one yourself?...
Read MoreKeeping Up with The Things
Are you keeping up with all the things? You know, The Things. The presidential debate… The Supreme...
Read MoreContinuing Ed
Sun City’s Ed Williams has the secret to a long, happy life. If you asked Ed Williams to share his...
Read MoreVacation, All I Ever Wanted
I’m writing to you from my moderately comfortable seat on a Delta 767, flying home from a two-week...
Read MoreAdvice For The Graduates
Occasionally, I read something I’ve already published here and determine it might bear repeating....
Read MoreThe Young & The Restless
Our daughter is graduating from Clemson on May 10th. By the time you read this column, the...
Read MoreConfessions of a Biased Journalist
I recently reconnected with an old friend from college – somebody I hadn’t seen or heard from in...
Read MoreA Columnist Complains
First World Problem Alert: Lately, I’ve been going through what you might call an “existential...
Read MoreIn Praise of Dull Women
I’ve been writing this column for almost 25 years now, and I must tell you, it’s not always easy....
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