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Columns

Home, school and community helped us grow up

Longtime friend and classmate Jane Alligood de Vos, paid me one of the finest compliments about my articles. She said, “Until I started reading your ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, April 24, 2023 5:48 pm

Columns

No party lines or operators; phones have changed

With the overwhelming popularity of cell phones in America today it is not hard to believe that 99% of high school graduates this year have ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, April 17, 2023 4:22 pm

Columns

Yearbook signing time is coming quickly

One of the most exciting days of my high school career was the day the Packromak arrived.  The teachers did not like it but the ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, April 10, 2023 6:23 pm

Columns

Retail was the heartbeat of downtown Washington

Donna Mills from Williamston commented to me recently that Washington has made a resurgence.  I suppose with the recent Streetscape program and the new clock ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, April 3, 2023 5:45 pm

Columns

My sister sure could whack a whiffle ball

Keith Roach mentioned to me the other day that my sister Rose Ann was the best whiffle ball player in the neighborhood. He was not ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3:20 pm

Columns

March memories that include freezing on the field

Last week I was standing in the bitter cold umpiring three baseball and softball games and wondering why people call them “spring sports”.  Other sports ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, March 20, 2023 4:51 pm

Columns

Remembering the legendary Coach Holland

The word “legend” in Webster’s dictionary is a noun that means an extremely famous or notorious person especially in a particular field.  I had the ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, March 6, 2023 5:05 pm

Columns

A winter road trip to remember

In the winter of our sophomore year in high school, Dave Tayloe and I were invited by the late George Bullock and his wife, Donna, ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, February 27, 2023 4:44 pm

Columns

I learned a lesson from a piece of tin

Like many of you from our generation, Rose Ann and I were raised by good and caring parents.  Parents cared for you and gave their ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, February 20, 2023 12:47 pm

Columns

A family breakfast that makes me smile

As I walk into Shep’s Grill on Friday mornings, I usually can see four family members sitting at a table by the door. Three children ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, February 6, 2023 4:08 pm

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