Asking for help can be hard. If I had to guess why, I think it is because it can mean surrendering control. Or maybe it is because we are concerned about what others will think.…
Posts published in “Opinion”
I was on my way to do some research on the microfilm at the nearby local library on a fine summer day. A rain shower had passed and cleansed the air and the sun was…
The passion of college football It was one heck of a Saturday for college football and I spent much of the day and night in my recliner in front of the big screen. I keep…
By Ann Mann October is such a beautiful month. I have always loved this season of change. As I was driving back from a meeting in North Georgia, I noticed that the leaves are already…
One of the great benefits of my job is the privilege of covering high school sports. I have been doing it now for 44 years and the work – particularly covering high school football –…
As long as there has been voting, there has been vote buying. This is nothing new. Tacit efforts have been made to put an end to it but have done little to no good. It…
By Rev. Ann Mann It does not seem real. Every day I wake up and I expect to see my husband sitting on the couch, sipping his coffee, with our cat Tiger curled up next…
By Ann Mann My mother was a child of the Great Depression. My grandfather was a sharecropper. My grandmother took in sewing to help make ends meet. To give you an idea of what life…