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Opinion

The end of the first COVID winter

Before I begin, let me acknowledge—especially for the rule-followers among us,  those who are strapped to calendars, tied to dates, and bound by the positions ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 7:49 am

Opinion

Leadership and the Andon-Reid Bed and Breakfast

As I’m writing this column, I’m warming my feet by a roaring stone-clad fireplace at the Andon-Reid Bed and Breakfast in Waynesville, North Carolina. The ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 11:37 am

Opinion

Breaking down The Weeknd’s halftime show

The first Super Bowl came along in 1967 after the American Football League and the National Football league merged. Alabama was well-represented in that inaugural ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 7:03 am

Opinion

We weren’t opposed to fishing

You can’t spend as much time spinning words as I do without also finding fun in listening to the language.  And if you listen closely, ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:44 pm

Opinion

Our future hinges on our responses

When the other day someone said “We live in uncertain times,” the person beside them burst out laughing and said “Thanks, Captain Obvious.” There is ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 5:01 pm

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. ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 7:59 am

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by W Gregory Ward, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2:58 pm

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