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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...