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 ...
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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 ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:46 am
Opinion
Start of school signals the end of summer
School starts in a few days. To me, that always signaled the end of summer. Before you remind me—someone already has—technically, fall doesn’t begin until ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:43 am
Opinion
Dear Portland, Oregon
We’ve never met in person, but after watching the riots that seem to be tearing you apart, I thought we should talk. Did you know ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 6:00 am
Editorials
Possibly worse than a root canal
If you remember, we opened the column two weeks ago with me and my dentist talking during my root canal. That was fun. If you ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 3:53 pm
Opinion
As a man thinketh in his heart
I had an interesting conversation with my dentist the other day. I was in for a root canal, and he had injected me with enough ...