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Columns

Write Again . . . A formula for failure

How dumb was I? In a word: very. Should anyone have had any illusion that maybe, just maybe, I was a fairly intelligent chap, then ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, April 4, 2016 4:30 pm

Columns

Write Again … He caught his train

What a real blessing it is to enjoy reading. Those of us who love and value books feel that we are so very fortunate. I ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, March 21, 2016 4:05 pm

Sports

Stepping Up: My Take: Jack Spratt & the Dixie Flyer

There are many athletes who have come out of Washington and Beaufort County who went on to distinguish themselves in college and beyond. Then there ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Tuesday, March 15, 2016 5:24 pm

Columns

Write Again … Drowning in clichés

We are awash, inundated, flooded, drowning in — clichés. Yes, clichés. We can rely, just about year-round, on sports scribes and announcers to rain cliches ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, March 14, 2016 6:06 pm

Columns

Write Again … I’ll be seeing you

The past is never past. Now, that’s a phrase, a saying, I’ve used before. I’d probably like to claim it as my own. You know, ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, March 7, 2016 5:18 pm

Columns

Write Again … His talent is ‘ unique’

In mid-February I marked the seventy-seventh anniversary of my arrival. Among the pleasantries that came my way that day — gifts from my First Wife, ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, February 29, 2016 4:13 pm

Columns

Write Again . . . Such big little words

Two of the biggest words in our language — and in whatever form they may take in any other language — are “thank you.” About ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, February 22, 2016 4:24 pm

Columns

Write Again … On such splendid days

During those uncharacteristically wonderful weather days we enjoyed late last year, only a grinch or troglodyte or misanthrope would have not been aware or appreciative. ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, February 15, 2016 3:58 pm

Columns

Write Again … If I win the lottery

This weekly endeavor is being written the morning after the winning results of the $billion-plus Power Ball drawings (Jan. 13, 2016). So. This is now ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, February 8, 2016 5:05 pm

Columns

Write Again … Such were his gifts

Today’s column, friends, is mostly an obituary-news feature that appeared in the Miami Herald in January. It’s about Dr. William David Sime. Dave Sime. Some ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, February 1, 2016 4:00 pm

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