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Thinking Out Loud: Georgia on My Mind

The 2018 mid-term elections seem to have gone into overtime, at least until Florida emerges from the Dark Ages and does something about its grotesquely corrupt voting apparatus, and Georgia

Musings By Marilou: Thankful for Blessings

I heard someone say this week that as we approach Thanksgiving, we need to be thankful for the things that we do have instead of worrying about those that we don’t. Makes perfect sense to me. It’s easy to get caught up in what we want and what we are lacking, and that causes us (or at least me) to forget about our blessings. This person even challenged me, along with others, to share what God has done in their lives recently. I have the perfect venue.

Leo’s Lance:A Lesson in Persistence

The word, “persistence” means: “firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.”

I call it staying power.

I suppose I had a peculiar approach to life as a youngster. In the first place, I seemed to have an inferiority complex, but, I also felt I was capable of doing anything I really wanted to do.

I didn’t do particularly well in school, but my preacher talked me into taking a branch course in New Testament survey from Pepperdine University and I got straight A’s in this course.

It was an eye opener for me.

Musings By Marilou: Thankful for Blessings

I heard someone say this week that as we approach Thanksgiving, we need to be thankful for the things that we do have instead of worrying about those that we don’t.  Makes perfect sense to me.

It’s easy to get caught up in what we want and what we are lacking, and that causes us (or at least me) to forget about our blessings.  This person even challenged me, along with others, to share what God has done in their lives recently.  I have the perfect venue.

Leo's Lance: A Lesson in Persistence

The word, “persistence” means: “firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.” 

I call it staying power.

I suppose I had a peculiar approach to life as a youngster. In the first place, I seemed to have an inferiority complex, but,  I also felt I was capable of doing anything I really wanted to do. 

I didn’t do particularly well in school, but my preacher talked me into taking a branch course in New Testament survey from Pepperdine University and I got straight A’s in this course. 

Thinking Out Loud: A Lighter Shade of Red

In the post-mortems on the 2018 mid-terms, the general punditry on both sides has it that the whole thing was a mixed bag of good news and bad news. Conventional wisdom seems to be that the new Democrat controlled House will subject the country to never ending investigations of the White House, if not impeachment -- for whatever, as threatened by Madame Maxine Waters.

Our View: Make the Ag Vote Count

There are a few things we know for certain about American farmers. Farmers are hardworking (4 am comes awfully early, and there are no weekends off). Given the importance of

Letter to the Editor: 'show support for our fine doctors.."

Dear Editor,

 

I am writing due to my concerns over the changes that are causing our established medical doctors and nurses to leave Seminole. My husband and I attended the last hospital board meeting, as did some other community members.

Musings By Marilou: ‘Pull’

I never thought I would be so proud of a little, yellow shotgun shell casing.

When I went to interview Brent Falkenberry on Oct. 24 about the 4-H Shooting Club, he mentioned something about me coming back to try my hand at shooting targets.  I don’t imagine he thought I would actually take him up on his offer of a one-on-one lesson, but I gladly accepted his invitation. 

Opinion: Trump’s Prescription Plan Welcomed

BOSTON (AP) -- The cost of prescription medication has been an increasing burden to many Americans, and despite the Affordable Care Act, its partial dismantling and constant static from both political parties, there has been little relief. It is thus welcome news that President Trump recently announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription medications. “We are taking aim at the global freeloading that forces American consumers to subsidize lower prices in foreign countries through higher prices in our country,” he said. The president zeroed in on disparities across the globe.