Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
With East Bladen visiting West Bladen on Friday night, I took some time to reflect on the rivalry. I played for East Bladen (Cougars ‘84) and had the privilege to coach at East Bladen in several sport...
I am a creature of habit, boringly so. Every day starts around the same time, with prayer, news, coffee, some time with my wife and animals, chores, then work. The music for the brief commute is the s...
Some time back, I had a problem with a purchase from a locally-owned business. Thankfully I discovered it before leaving the parking lot. I turned the truck off, went back inside, politely asked to sp...
It seems hard to believe that six years ago, America was almost under totalitarian rule. The odd thing is that it wasn’t centralized, like we typically see when the word “totalitarian” is used. Instea...
As a coach I love sports. I especially love basketball. While I didn’t play in high school and played other sports, it was my favorite. My mother passed away at an early age. After her death, I came...
In 1928, Eva Nell Cochran was born in the little community of Forney Creek in Swain County, N.C. She wasn’t much bigger than a minute. Her favorite story to tell was about the day her daddy rode...
We can always remember where we were when we got a particular bit of good, or too often bad, news. On July 31, 2010, clearly remember exactly where I was, and what I was doing. I was standing at the c...
Twice in the past week, I’ve seen examples of how modern mental health has failed. What bugs me is that while folks will fuss on social media and fuss at reporters who cover examples of such failures,...
By Cassie Clark Guest Columnist When I was growing up, I hated dresses. And I can tell you exactly why. It was because everything a young’un wanted to do came with the same warning: Don’t you r...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber We had such a memorable Fourth of July and 250th Fireworks Celebration! Thank you to everyone in our area that joined us at South Columbus High School for...
Tiny Mary is at that puppy stage where everything is an adventure. She had kind of a rough puppyhood that we won’t get into, and she’ll always bear some of the scars. She’s still learning which big do...
Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, at the request of several folks, the column below is an edited version of...
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BKy2Tb1aU/ Editor’s note: The following is the text of the video message shared on our Facebook page. As we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary, we’re cele...
I wonder sometimes if that group of sweating, tired, frustrated men truly realized what they were creating. They had spent days locked together in a room where even the windows were kept shut, to keep...
As a coach, you want to win. More than your players, in most instances. But as an adult, we have to think about more important things. We need to nurture, support, love, and help kids as they are goin...
I’ve never been a fan of soccer, but I have recently become a fan of soccer fans. You should, too. The World Cup has been going on in the United States for a couple weeks now, and people from all over...