Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
By Mark Green Guest Columnist September is coming to a close and so is National Suicide Prevention Month. For many people, September is a difficult time of the year. The month marks the worst t...
A chance to visit with a dear cousin the other day brightened up an otherwise sad afternoon. After discovering closed signs on our first two options for a cup of coffee (“You’re Baptist,” she said, “s...
As I write these words, it’s been a normal Monday. I started out checking messages and social media after having a few minutes of morning time with my wife. Then I fought and fed the livestock, and we...
From Eddie Madden, Columbus County Manager As we approach the end of August, I wanted to share a few updates with the citizens of Columbus County. This week the Columbus County Commissioners and count...
She made the perfect image of a pretty Saturday morning. I meant nothing untoward when I looked at the young woman; she was just plain pretty, kneeling there in her front yard, carefully removing a st...
On this edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has on the program Lyndsay Powell and Jake Faircloth from the “Cape Fear Jeep Club”, a non-profit community service organizatio...
My mother made the most wonderful chili in creation. Just enough meat, just enough spicy heat, and you could enjoy and savor every last bit of it. She always made a huge pot of it when the weather tur...
I was relishing a rare day in overalls and no necktie when the huge triangular ship hovered silently over my house, blocking out the sun. I was grateful for the shade, since it was August, but I still...
Veterans Council You ask: What is a Veterans Council? The purpose of the Veterans Council is to speak as a unified voice when presenting concerns regarding the general welfare of veterans of this coun...
I hate August. If you have read my column for more than a few months, you likely know this. Hate is a strong word, one I do not use lightly, and one which is never directed toward others. I hate the t...
I’m not even sure I had heard of Jason Aldean before the other day, when the left decided he was a bad person. Like many of you, I immediately searched his “controversial” song, and watched the “insen...
It was a lovely spring day, and I thought it might be my last. I was trapping beavers for a landowner so he could make some improvements on the property. The day was warm, I was already sweating, so I...
I saw America the other day. Her pigtails were sweaty, and her cleats clanked on the floor of the store. Her knees were muddy but her ball cap was straight. I have no idea what kind of magic cloth ba...
The things I take for granted are things they never knew. I am writing these words in a comfortable, air conditioned office, despite the thermometer soaring to sinful levels. I had a good supper last ...
It had been two months of sorrow and rejoicing. My father-in-law had passed away at the end of May, and his death stood as a reminder of the loss of my own father who had moved to his eternity in the ...
I knew and dreaded that flapping sound, and immediately began looking for a safe place to change a flat tire. It was hot, almost nastily so, and I gave up all hope of remaining respectable for the day...