Opinion
- By Jeanette Smith
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Back in the fifties, newspapers published a lot of special-interest stories. Maybe I should say “of little interest” – stories like bridal showers and the...
- By Kennedy Robertson
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My grandmother, Gertrude Cooke, used to say, “God chooses young people because they’re strong, but God chooses old people because they know the way.” I...
- By Editorial Staff
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In small towns like Blythewood, Winnsboro, Jenkinsville, Ridgeway, and others across America, local newspapers are there for the moments that matter — elections and ballgames,...
- By Kennedy Robertson
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Ridgeway used to have a buzz to it. And one of the things that kept Ridgeway buzzing was Jackie McGuirt and McGuirt’s Tire Service. Mr....
- By Jeanette Smith
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There seems to be an interest in the true stories about my life, and that is what I know best and find easy to write...
- By Kennedy Robertson
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I went to the gas station the other day, looked at the price, and thought somebody had moved me to Los Angeles without telling me....
- By Jeanette Smith
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Words are the magic link between people. Since English is the only language I know, that is the one I can talk about. We can...