Category: Editorials

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month: Ozzy Ezekiel Boaz Hunter (or, “Ozzy” for short) is a vibrant, outgoing five-year-old little boy. On any given day, Ozzy is wearing his cowboy boots and leather “cowboy…

Happy Anniversary today to Hilda and Bobby Smith! The Wacissa United Methodist Church Women’s Ministry is hosting a Chili Dinner fundraiser at the church this evening, March 15 from 6:30 to 8…

How it all began I was born and raised in Madison. I have lived there my entire life. I attended school at Miss Jean’s Kindergarten, Madison Academy, Aucilla Christian Academy and North…

Stop talking about Momo… start talking about actual online problems In 2016, a Japanese horror-themed art gallery in Tokyo displayed an art piece called “Mother Bird.” The grotesque statue showed a chimerical…

Happy Birthday, Mom! Sunday, March 10 will be my mother’s, Mary Ellen Greene, 80th birthday. I wanted to take my column space this week to write a special “Happy Birthday” to her….

Turning the big 5-0 I was born on Feb. 26, 1969 at 8:03 p.m. in the Madison County Memorial Hospital. Yesterday was Feb. 26, 2019. You do the math! Yes, much to…

In defense of small-town news I hear it more frequently than you’d imagine – in doctor’s offices, from family friends I’ve known for years, even professionals in other fields. It’s definitely a…

Remembering my Daddy – seven years later Last Sunday, Feb. 17, marked seven years since the day I sat and held my Daddy’s hand and watched as he took his last breath,…

Happy Birthday MacKenzie Wirick and Happy Anniversary to Tony and Becky Hogg! Join in celebrating the opening of ‘Our Town Monticello’ tonight, Friday, Feb. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the…

The untold story of “Rosie” The bright colors and optimistic message of this beloved poster have captured the hearts of American women for many years. The upbeat “We Can Do It” slogan,…

A Lunch & Learn recognizing National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Delta Kappa Omega Providence Community Service Center,…

  Every year, around the middle of February, people break out the heart-shaped cards; chocolates and roses become hot-items on every lover’s shopping list. Call me a cynic or a love-pessimist, but…

Chinese Wisdom – – A Chinese Proverb – – An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole, which she carried across her neck. One…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, January 21, Kamala Harris, a Democratic senator from California, announced that she will be running for president in 2020. Harris has been lauded for her…

CharismaNews was quick to report that J. D. Greear, President of the Southern Baptist Convention, said God can still speak audibly today. What Greear said was he would not “put God in…

Happy Birthday, Brooke This past Monday, January 21, marked the 24th birthday of my daughter, Brooke. Where has the time gone? It doesn’t feel like “yesterday” but my goodness, it sure doesn’t…

Judgment Day Judgment Day – it will happen, one day, for each and every one of us. The question each one of us needs to ask ourselves is, “What will be written…

The War on Truth Spreads There are those who continually downplay the effectiveness of President Donald Trump. But despite their frowns, the economy keeps rolling along. One remembers Larry Summers, the nationally…

To build or not to build (the wall) A lot of people want a wall built on the U.S. /Mexican border. A lot of people seemingly don’t want to build a wall….