Opinion

by Travis Naughton While watching coverage of the Rio Olympics, I couldn’t help but feel a little nostalgic about my own glorious Olympic moment that occurred twenty years ago. No,

by Bruce Wallace For so many years, I have written this column, It’s My Nickel, never once considering writing about ….. Nickels. Once in a while after another oh-for-four night

by Travis Naughton I guess I was about ten or eleven when my folks got divorced. My wife was only a baby when her parents split up. Some of the

by Bruce Wallace The pure excitement of a new, stand-alone McDonald’s with a double-window drive-thru — that’s right, you heard me, a drive-thru to take your money and a drive-thru

By now, I’m certain you’ve grown weary of reading about all of the misfortunes that have befallen the Naughton family on our many R.V. adventures. As a favor to you,

Let’s face it, the funniest political commercial on TV this election season is the one in which three children, including one young blonde girl, are sticking their tongues out at each

By Travis Naughton Author’s note: I strongly recommend reading today’s column aloud, preferably in your very best Southern accent, if you please. Begging your pardon, kind lady (or gentleman), but

By Bruce Wallace Just returned from a national conference of YMCA directors, managers and volunteers, Southern Boone YMCA Director Kip Batye was excited to get to work on Monday morning

What is a friend? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a friend as: one attached to another by affection or esteem; an acquaintance; one that is not hostile; one that is of

It is a bridge which should have been dumped in the river 30 years ago. A bridge so painfully narrow, you squeeze your shoulders together and hold your breath as