Columns Archive
- I'm back where I belong... (10/5/16)
- Swinging into a summer full of fun (5/25/16)
- Easter and Spring, a season of rebirth (3/23/16)
- Gardening season is blowing in with the gale force winds (3/2/16)
- Just because they're wild doesn't make them bad (2/24/16)
- Take some time to study before voting (2/16/16)
- And we have jumped from ice to tornadoes (2/4/16)
- The thing about being without water... (1/26/16)
- Study the presidential candidates before you vote (12/14/15)
- Christmas traditions have meaning in legend (12/1/15)
- The most wonderful time of the year (10/13/15)
- Saying goodbye to another four-legged child (10/6/15)
- Canning rules exist for a reason (9/8/15)
- Don't throw Granny away just yet (9/3/15)
- Cutting the garden down to size (8/12/15)
- I support a single courthouse, but... (6/29/15)
- Little flashers in the summer night (6/22/15)
- Hollyhocks: The jewel of the garden (6/15/15)
- Making your own is very satisfying (6/9/15)
- Why adopting a senior dog makes more sense (6/2/15)
- The lazy days of summer are a thing of the past (5/19/15)
- With the rains come the weeds (5/11/15)
- Dispelling myths about spaying and neutering (5/5/15)
- Nature provides: Edible weeds in your back yard (4/27/15)
- Nat Geo writer got it all wrong (4/22/15)
- Unexpected visitor threatens noses (4/13/15)
- Alternate dating system doesn't make sense (4/6/15)
- Holy Week promises many worship opportunities (3/30/15)
- Signs of spring are all around (3/16/15)
- Fires: Another distinction we don't want (3/9/15)
- Movies, and a real movie star (3/2/15)
- Bright red visitors on a snowy day (2/23/15)
- From a busy weekend, into a busy week (2/17/15)
- A saint we all know, but know nothing about (2/9/15)
- Goodbye to an old friend, as winter slips away (2/2/15)
- Solving the great grape dilemma (1/26/15)
- So of course I am going to read the books (1/12/15)
- A couple of things to remember about diets (1/5/15)
- Some last thoughts on 2014 (12/29/14)
- Christmas customs around the world (12/22/14)
- Giving is so much easier with the Internet (12/15/14)
- Celebrating Christmas in a Christian community (12/8/14)
- You can still have flowers in the winter (12/1/14)
- Making some sense of Net Neutrality (11/24/14)
- Musings on a winter morning (11/17/14)
- A couple of facts about the Farm Bill (11/3/14)
- Sitting on the porch swing with Dancing Drac (10/27/14)
- Nature's time for slowing down (10/20/14)
- Celebrating a non-existent event (10/13/14)
- Autumn odds and ends (9/29/14)
- Burning ruts up and down the road (9/22/14)
- A few comments on the critter twitter (9/15/14)
- Fall is the time to plant trees and shrubs (9/8/14)
- Attracting butterflies takes a little planning (9/1/14)
- Another week bites the dust (8/25/14)
- It's time for an intelligent dialogue about mental illness (8/18/14)
- Book Review: "Deeply Odd" (8/11/14)
- Getting up on the wrong side of the bed (8/4/14)
- Mississippi County Fair is just around the corner (7/28/14)
- Thaddeus Stevens: an unsung hero (7/14/14)
- The invasion of the squash bugs (7/8/14)
- American Revolution about more than July 4 (7/1/14)
- Gone in the blink of an eye (6/24/14)
- Violence is a learned behavior (6/17/14)
- A really high maintenance kinda bird (6/10/14)
- Finally out of the deep freeze (6/3/14)
- Book review: "The Quarry" (5/27/14)
- A little obscure history lesson (5/20/14)
- Good people, great shops in Blytheville (5/13/14)
- Nobody likes me, guess I'll eat a worm (5/6/14)
- The wrong pet can make life miserable (4/29/14)
- Easter week was filled with blessings (4/22/14)
- Book Review: "Flight of the Butterflies" (4/15/14)
- Eagles, grandkids and dog pens make for a busy week (4/8/14)
- Getting too old for April Fools' pranks (4/1/14)
- "Custer": A great topic, but a disappointing read (3/25/14)
- What if it wasn't easy to be a Christian? (3/11/14)
- This is supposed to be gardening season (3/4/14)
- Puppies and kittens make strange BFFs (2/25/14)
- Book Review: "A Thousand Splendid Suns" (2/18/14)
- Bird count is a worthwhile activity for everyone (2/11/14)
- This year's crop of movies disappointing (2/4/14)
- Grandma's secret for a cold winter day (1/28/14)
- Book Review:` "The Long Ships" (1/21/14)
- The Ice Man Cometh, and Refuseth to Go-eth (1/14/14)
- Looking ahead to gardening season (1/7/14)
- Some thoughts on the old year, hopes for the new (12/31/13)
- The greatest gift ever given (12/24/13)
- Book Review: Wuthering Heights (12/17/13)
- Do angels really get wings when a bell rings? (12/10/13)
- Holiday season comes in with a bang (12/3/13)
- Thanksgiving list gets longer with age (11/26/13)
- Book Review: "Dear Life" (11/19/13)
- Yes, Virginia, Great Britain does have a Thanksgiving Day (11/12/13)
- It's writing frenzy time again! (11/5/13)
- Book review: "After Visiting Friends" (10/29/13)
- The holidays are not joyous for everyone (10/22/13)
- State, federal laws protect birds, feathers and nests (10/8/13)
- Carney: Just changing gears, not direction (10/1/13)
- Book Review: The Orphan Train (9/24/13)
- Activities gear up as year winds down (9/17/13)
- Dead bugs falling from the sky (9/10/13)
- Adjusting our lives around a new kitten (8/27/13)
- Keeping your child safe at school (8/20/13)
- What's in a name; or, mosquitoes as big as birds? (8/13/13)
- Television stations need to remember their viewers (8/6/13)
- Moving towards the autumn months (7/30/13)
- The bittersweet story of Little Bird (7/23/13)
- Total Failure, Inc.: the tale of an eternal optimist (7/16/13)
- Gardening and cooking in a fried tater world (7/9/13)
- Patriots come in all forms and viewpoints (7/2/13)
- Handicap accessibility needs to be a lot better (6/25/13)
- Book Review: "Phobos: Mayan Fear" (6/18/13)
- And it rears its ugly head again ... (6/11/13)
- Horses and much, much more (6/4/13)
- A tough way to bring about needed change (5/28/13)
- Book Review: A tale of the old west (5/21/13)
- Did you remember your mother on Mother's Day? (5/14/13)
- An unexpected visitor on a rainy day (5/7/13)
- The truth about the monkey blood (4/23/13)
- Book Review: "The Thief," an Isaac Bell novel (4/16/13)
- Nationallyknown hero to help recognize local heroes (4/9/13)
- Registering to vote gives you a voice (4/2/13)
- Understanding the celebration of Easter (3/26/13)
- Pancakes and lots of comments on the birds (3/19/13)
- Book Review: "The Cloud" (3/12/13)
- The Great Arkansas Snipe Hunt ends (3/5/13)
- St. Jude event is right around the corner (2/26/13)
- Time to support your local Red Cross (2/19/13)
- A little existentialism for Valentine's Day (2/12/13)
- Why you should never eat broccoli for dinner (2/5/13)
- Kids, coyotes and losing a friend (1/29/13)
- Gardening season is upon us again (1/22/13)
- Book Review: "Someday is Not a Plan" (1/15/13)
- Fun with the grandkids in 2013 (1/8/13)
- Book Review: "The Man in the Iron Mask" (12/18/12)
- Christmas dinner has not changed much over the centuries (12/11/12)
- A rose by any other name ... (12/4/12)
- Look for changes in the workplace of the future (11/27/12)
- Pilgrim or Puritan -- what's in a name? (11/20/12)
- Book review: The perfect gifts for the readers on your list (11/13/12)
- Weather, voting and other fall tidbits (11/6/12)
- Catholic Church names the first Native American Saint (10/30/12)
- Book reviews and other writing projects (10/23/12)
- Clearing up the Medicare Advantage question (10/16/12)
- Book review: A little spooky fun with the kids. (10/9/12)
- Rabies is still a threat in Arkansas (10/2/12)
- Some sure signs of the changing seasons (9/25/12)
- Book Review: "New York to Dallas" (9/18/12)
- Vivid memories of a very bad day (9/11/12)
- Musings on a rainy Saturday (9/4/12)
- Give your child the world through books (8/28/12)
- Book Review: "War" by Sebastian Junger (8/21/12)
- Peaches, roses and the dreaded Japanese beetle (8/14/12)
- A little digging produces answers and movement toward change (8/7/12)
- Trying to garden in a rainless sauna (7/24/12)
- Book Review: "Silent Music" by Adam Wyeth (7/17/12)
- "From one end of this continent to the other ..." (7/3/12)
- The lazy days of summer have arrived (6/26/12)
- The worst book I have ever read (6/19/12)
- Schools should teach about outstanding women (6/12/12)
- Do you know the birds in your yard? (6/5/12)
- Herbs as part of your kitchen garden (5/29/12)
- Writing about absolutely nothing (5/22/12)
- Not seeing it does not mean it is not so (5/15/12)
- Book Review: "The Affair" (5/8/12)
- Elections should be more than an inconvenience (5/1/12)
- A few random springtime musings (4/24/12)
- Book review: "Escape from Botany Bay" (4/17/12)
- The continuing search for Amelia Earhart (4/10/12)
- It's not your grandmother's Red Cross (4/3/12)
- Space: It is still the final frontier (3/27/12)
- Book Review: "Beyond 2012 The Omega Point" (3/20/12)
- Grandma, where do U.S. presidents come from? (3/13/12)
- "When the world and I were young ..." (3/6/12)
- By the light of the silvery moon (2/28/12)
- Taking a stab at book reviews (2/21/12)
- St. Jude: The absolute gift of love (2/14/12)
- Blytheville loses a great animal rights crusader (2/7/12)
- PIPA and SOPA: What all the fuss was about (1/31/12)
- A couple of mixed-bag weeks (1/24/12)
- Time to make some turkey soup (1/17/12)
- A question from the grandkids (1/10/12)
- Vietnam veterans still fighting the effects of herbicides (1/3/12)
- Time to make those New Year's resolutions (12/28/11)
- Here we come a-caroling (12/20/11)
- Remember the children at Christmas (12/13/11)
- Take time to remember the fallen (12/6/11)
- German shepherds, healthy grandkids and other blessings (11/30/11)
- The wind made me do it (11/15/11)
- Butterflies are back ... and other things (11/8/11)
- Nosy neighbors mean a safe neighborhood (11/1/11)
- Safety is important during the fall months (10/25/11)
- Hummingbirds: Little warriors of the air (10/18/11)
- The Boo Pooh: A sure sign the holidays have arrived (10/11/11)
- United Way: more than just a funding agency (10/4/11)
- Another worthy cause in need of help (9/27/11)
- Thank your lucky stars and open your wallets (9/20/11)
- A little excitement on a Friday night (9/13/11)
- Significant bits and pieces (9/6/11)
- These are a few of my favorite, uh ... things (8/30/11)
- Participation is the key to a successful county fair (8/23/11)
- Not all elected officials were meant to be paid (8/16/11)
- Blessings can come in all sizes (8/9/11)
- Local horse shows provide good family entertainment (8/1/11)
- Everybody deserves to have a forum (7/26/11)
- Vacation Bible School more than just summer fun (7/18/11)
- It's time we ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (7/11/11)
- Everything changes, including food pyramid (7/7/11)
- The information is there, you just have to read it (6/27/11)
- Father's Day was a time for reflection (6/21/11)
- Today we honor our nation's flag (6/14/11)
- Listen my children and you shall hear (6/6/11)
- Lions and tigers and ... beer (6/1/11)
- Birds, bugs and the end of days (5/23/11)
- Something good, something bad and something bittersweet (5/16/11)
- It's only farmland, right? (5/9/11)
- The swamp shall rise again ... (5/2/11)
- It's a high tech jungle out there (4/26/11)
- Gardening season well under way (4/19/11)
- Education should prepare children for life (4/12/11)
- America's roots lie with Liberty Tree (4/4/11)
- The Sons of Liberty (3/28/11)
- Disasters closer to home have been overshadowed (3/22/11)
- Do you have your disaster kit ready yet? (3/14/11)
- Taking baby steps in a vanishing art (3/8/11)
- Spring has sprung, the fairy hats are blooming (3/1/11)
- It's enough to make an old hippie proud (2/21/11)
- Once again, my column is for the birds (2/14/11)
- The best valentine you can give yourself (2/7/11)
- Teeth: The stuff you don't know (1/31/11)
- The power of prayer becomes the power to heal (1/25/11)
- What is it with Arkansas and birds? (1/10/11)
- A new year means a new garden plan (1/3/11)