Opinion
Taking in the Cotton Pickin’ Fair
So, I spent Sunday afternoon at the Cotton Pickin’ Fair. Let’s talk about that. Getting there is half the fun. There are shorter ways to ...
W Gregory Ward, Author at Valley Times-News
Opinion
Sound battle while at a local car wash
After the big hail storm, I decided to try out the new car wash down in Valley. This one is different: in this one you ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 10:36 am
Opinion
Illusions, or how I wound up with cards all over my kitchen floor
I have a confession to make: I like card tricks, and I’ve always wanted to do them. The unexplained and seemingly inexplicable have always held ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:56 am
Opinion
What’s wrong with working?
I just got back from a short trip to South Carolina. During the entire trip, I was struck by how many desperate “help wanted” signs ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:19 am
Opinion
Baseball and politics should not mix
I have a more-than-passing interest in politics. I can’t remember when I didn’t know who held just about all of the important elected and appointed ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 4:27 pm
Opinion
Slow down and see the America that used to be is the America that still is
I came across an old photograph of my parents and older brother. They had taken what used to be called a motor trip, and the ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:28 pm
Opinion
Let’s talk trash
I held off on writing about this topic for a while out of concern that this had become nothing more than yet another personal pet ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:06 am
Opinion
Don’t miss your blessing of common grace
Sunday afternoons lend themselves to spells of laziness, and last Sunday was no exception. I’d spent the morning with visiting family. When they left, I ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 6:40 am
Opinion
Let’s be careful out there
I know I sound like I’m jockeying for the Captain Obvious 2021 award, but things are kind of odd these days. We’ve been playing tag ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:42 pm
Opinion
The end of the first COVID winter
Before I begin, let me acknowledge—especially for the rule-followers among us, those who are strapped to calendars, tied to dates, and bound by the positions ...