by Mitch Randall | Jul 6, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
The travel gods decided this husband-and-wife duo needed to spend more time together. Returning from Atlanta, where Missy and I attended the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, the clouds opened up in Saint Louis and a hailstorm grounded our plane,...
by Michael Chancellor | May 30, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
My wife, Anna, graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1969. At the time, the community was called Alta Loma, Texas, but now is Santa Fe City. Five years ago, on Thursday, May 19, 2018, a shooter killed 10 people and injured 13 at Santa Fe High School. Five years...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 25, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Community respect for Roy McCall was obvious in Pam’s Restaurant on the edge of Hartsville, South Carolina. Warm greetings of “Hi, Mr. Roy” came from staff and patrons who served and consumed “countrified” cuisine. The expansive farming land in and around his hometown...
by Ken Sehested | Mar 17, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Opportunities for love’s bond begins close at hand as paths cross in ordinary circumstances: within families (among the most severe testing ground), workplaces, classrooms, churches. A close encounter could lead to dramatic outcomes. Those faithful in large things...
by Mitch Randall | Aug 4, 2022 | Opinion
Vin Scully was the radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years. For baseball fans, he was a living legend. Paired with former major leaguer Joe Garagiola for nationally televised games on NBC, they were two of the...
