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It feels like just yesterday school abruptly ended in the early days of COVID19. In reality our students have been out of school for almost 6 months.
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Growing up in a pastor’s home was always interesting back in the 1960s. Papa was the preacher, janitor, handyman, groundskeeper, Youth Minister and seniors coordinator, pretty much everything rolled into one at our little country church in rural Illinois. That was a hoot for me as a third grader because that meant most of the youth functions were held in our basement. I got to hang out with the teenagers way before I was really eligible to do so.
Read moreSome high school and college teams are participating in sports this fall and some are not. Both decisions are being scrutinized by the public. Who is right and who is wrong?
Read moreWhile doing some research in a Canton Herald Newspaper dated July 23, 1909, I found a very interesting story to share with you entitled “Onion Juice vs. Bald Head by Joe Sappington.”
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I have an emotional attachment to chocolate/vanilla soft-serve cones. Just the idea of those flavors twisted together takes me back to my childhood (my wife says that’s just last year.) As I get older, I realize that life is a like swirl cone – it presents us with good, bad, and confusing circumstances often all at once. For instance:
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You’ve just finished a big weekend family dinner and you are wondering what to do with the bones from the ham and roast, when in trots your big black Labrador Retriever. It’s hard to resist those longing, puppy dog eyes.
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Democrats in the House of Representatives recently passed legislation which would remove President Trump’s authority to implement travel bans. This reckless legislation, titled the NO BAN Act, would hamstring our ability to keep Americans safe.
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