Opinion
Will it just be two today?
I spent the week watching serious news. Things happened, people got into trouble—you couldn’t miss it no matter what you did or where you went. ...
W Gregory Ward, Author at Valley Times-News
Opinion
Here’s to new beginnings
Well, 2020 slithered out and 2021 waltzed right in. Here’s to new beginnings. We need a theme for this new year, and maybe we should ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 7:17 am
Opinion
New Years Resolutions
Congratulations. You’ve successfully navigated 2020, and you’ve made it to New Year’s Eve, eve. My granddaughter dubbed this year “the weird times”, and she was ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 7:24 am
Opinion
Keep sight of the original meaning of Christmas
When my children were small, we referred to today as Christmas Eve, Eve. Now my daughter tells my excited grandchildren that it’s “One more sleep ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 9:21 am
Opinion
Having fun with anagrams
One of my earliest school holiday memories comes from just before the Christmas holidays. I was in, I think, the fourth grade, and we were ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2:58 pm
Opinion
Be civil, even during rivalry week
With the 2020 Iron Bowl in our rear-view mirrors, I think its time that we paused to take a look at the rivalry. The Iron ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 1:41 pm
Opinion
Enjoy the holidays like never before
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Christmas is less than a month away. I propose that we enjoy this holiday season like none we’ve ever had. No one ...
by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 8:33 am
Opinion
Joe Biden and the 25th Amendment
People suggest column topics. The most prominent this week was a request that I explain what happens if Joe Biden can’t complete his term as ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 1:16 pm
Opinion
The Presidential election of 1828
With the voting over and done with (probably; maybe), it’s time we all sat down and tried to gain a little perspective. History is a ...
by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:43 am
Opinion
How the election process really works
My filing deadline for these columns was Monday, the election was Tuesday, and these words appear on Wednesday. No matter how the voting turned out ...