Columns
Wright’s ‘farewell’ to local readers
As I spent my last Friday as Gallia’s senior reporter for Ohio Valley Publishing and the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, I took a last few, long momen...
June 5th, 2020 updated: June 5th, 2020. |
When, how to feed your plants
There’s no better way to feed your plants than mixing the fertilizer with the soil when you plant. This has a “timed-release” effect...
Graciously use the power of the front
Several months ago, I made a trip to the eastern panhandle to visit with one of our boys. Going into town, I made a stop at my favorite grocery store ...
R.I.P. Brother Reid, Brother Statler
The Mel-O-Dee restaurant once sat where Frisch’s now sits on Rombach Avenue. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fuller, the popular drive-in was the ma...
Joy of re-discovering re-reading
If there is a silver lining to our current situation, it might be that our lives have slowed down. With the absence of our “daily grind” (...
Light shines on good places to rest
Years ago, I enjoyed hanging out with two brothers, Bernie and Dougie. An incident one night with them spurs a spiritual consideration.We got permissi...
April 23rd, 2020 updated: April 23rd, 2020. |
Surviving the haircare crisis
Raise your hand if you’re thinking a lot lately about your hairdresser.My hairdresser, Janet Cole, has seen me through my mid-40s transition fro...
Science, patience and luck
From the beginning of time, if someone suffered an injury (almost any injury that broke the skin), there was a possibility that they might die. There ...
Hope in these uncertain times
The world stopped due to a dangerous disease and our lives have unwillingly come to a screeching halt. We long for all the things we naïvely took...
Sitting at home with my sweetie
That has been the distinct consolation these past four weeks of staying in house. I get to be closed up with Terry. The group she works for has told h...
