Columns

The lessons of love from a fruit cake

One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season is the gift of a homemade fruit cake from ...

December 11, 2023

My Turn

Our commitment to safety in Beaufort County Schools

On Monday, Dec. 4, I presented a request to the Beaufort County Commissioners seeking 12 School Resource Officer ...

December 8, 2023

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What do Cypress trees have to do with Culpepper, Va?

My family and I took a really quick trip to Culpepper, Va. last weekend. Such is typically the ...

December 7, 2023

My Turn

15th Street traffic and safety concerns

I’ve had the honor to live in the Washington area for the last 38 years. I came to Washington ...

December 7, 2023

Columns

Write Again…A cautionary tale for us? Grief   Surely it is one of humankind’s most powerful emotions. Depending upon ...

December 6, 2023

Columns

Everybody likes a good what if

Kudos to the Washington Kiwanis Club and all the other folks who worked behind the scenes to bring ...

December 4, 2023

Columns

The Christmas gift that keeps on giving

The Christmas season brings back so many memories. The memories of my elders sitting around talking and sharing ...

December 4, 2023

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The parade sparked Christmas memories a little early

If a person does not believe the Christmas season is near, then they missed the Kiwanis Christmas Parade ...

December 4, 2023

Columns

Advent proclaims the end and the beginning

When I was about 15 years old, my buddy and I had what most would consider a bad ...

December 1, 2023

Columns

My Amaryllis has bloomed, now what?

I was talking with someone from Washington Park last week and she asked me, “What do you do ...

December 1, 2023