There is a member of our household who mixes ketchup, Miracle Whip, and seasoned salt (on purpose) to produce a “dip” for potato chips. This obviously confused person considers the
On Sunday I found myself with a unique opportunity. I was returning from Columbia from Longview, Texas where I attended a niece’s wedding, to Columbia. First let me say it
One of my favorite parts of the Boone County Journal is again beginning to heat up. Politics? Nah. High school basketball rivalries? Hardly. It’s vacation time, and vacation photos –
Not long after the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, I found myself having a heated discussion with an acquaintance who stated that the United States should alleviate
There are many difficult challenges about being a coach, but there is nothing more difficult than hitting. Oh, sure. You can say that teaching a crossover dribble is tough or
If things go as planned, (which is rarely the case when it comes to Naughtonian RV adventures), by the time you read today’s column I should be recuperating at home
What does the librarian at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. have in common with my dad? It wouldn’t seem like much. Carla Hayden was sworn in as the
Every hero has a fatal flaw—a weakness or vulnerability that can lead to their ultimate demise. Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Trojan Wars, was killed when an arrow struck
The summer has already been a discussion of “news we didn’t think we would be talking about:” First, school lunch debt amounting to about what a first-year teacher makes –