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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

Columns

Two snow days were better than one

As Rose Ann and I walked to John Small School in the morning we could see Horace shoveling coal into the furnaces at Washington High ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, January 30, 2023 3:01 pm

Columns

A camping trip gone wrong; life lesson learned

In between Oak Drive and the airport there is an old Civil War embankment, perfect for us boys to camp out in.  So, in the ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 8:03 am

Columns

Sharing memories of a Washington character

My friend, Phil Edwards, recently gave me two articles by the late Dennis Rogers.  He was a favorite story teller of mine from the News ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, January 16, 2023 4:48 pm

Columns

From 10th Street to the NFL-once removed

It is funny how lives intertwine in ways you would never image.  You see, Keith Roach lived a block from me growing up and is ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, January 9, 2023 4:55 pm

Columns

Writing for the paper I grew up reading is pretty cool

My friend, mentor and former Coach, Bartow Houston told me one time that everyone loves to see their name in print.  He was so right! ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, January 2, 2023 5:13 pm

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