Opinion
Does random chance exist or is everything predetermined?
The issue of free will has plagued mankind for millennia. Do we have it? Let’s think about that from the perspective of two very different ...
W Gregory Ward, Author at Valley Times-News
Opinion
Disney World in the year 2020
I am writing this column from Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. More specifically, I am in a cushioned rocking chair (thanks for ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6:58 am
Opinion
Lessons from the front
Ever since spring sprung what came to be known as COVID-19 on us, I’ve been curious to see how we would react. Crises are searching ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:32 pm
Opinion
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I think we should talk about Ruth Ginsburg. She was an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court who died Friday after a long ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 3:27 pm
Opinion
Let’s take a Sunday ride
These weekly newspaper visits were initially conceived of as a series called “Sunday Rides”. I thought it might be fun to see how many interesting ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 3:37 pm
Opinion
From riots to revival
When the king was killed in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, one of the characters observed “Confusion now hath made his masterpiece”. That about sums up the unrest ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 7:02 am
Opinion
Strive to keep our language clear
As you can tell from my time with this newspaper, I am a scribbly sort, a lifetime fan of the word, a happy purveyor of ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 6:41 am
Opinion
We all could use a little bit of rest
The story loosely goes that someone once asked noted columnist and proto-conservative William F. Buckley, Jr., how he wrote three columns a week. He responded ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 7:10 am
Opinion
Would you stand for this?
It has become popular among professional athletes to kneel during the national anthem. The effect is a sort of shock show. It is intended to ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, August 12, 2020 6:36 am
Editorials
High-speed internet is critical
Chambers County communities without reliable broadband internet are at a distinct disadvantage and suffer in many ways. However, in the midst of a pandemic that ...