Three Rights Make a Left

WE HAVE COME FAR OVER THE LAST YEAR As we face a new year, we mark the passage of time that, in a big universe, makes our little world seem small in comparison. There is a line in one of my all-time favorite movies, Jeremiah Johnson that stars Robert Redford, that has always intrigued me.

Three Rights Make a Left

KEN LEONARD WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES This week we witnessed a paradigm shift at NFL games all over the country. One that I hope has an effect on sports all the way down to the high school level. We saw NFL players in mass kneel in prayer for Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin.

Three Rights Make a Left

Damar Hamlin’s Monday Night Football Incident Triggers Memories While watching Monday Night Football we all saw one of the most gripping events of our sports-loving lives when Buffalo Bills Safety, Damar Hamlin took a hit to the chest that may have caused his heart to stop.

God Bless Mae

I have a story for you today. Welcome to the Christmas column, Dina style. It’s a memoir, of sorts, though not a Gloria Vanderbilt type of memoir. It is more like a Dolly Parton sort of memoir, minus all the kids. Most times, when I write to you, I sort of know a basic outline.

Ask Aunt BAunt

B Dear Aunt B, Here we go again, family coming for the holidays and as always lots of drama. How can I not drink my way through the holidays? I love them, but they can be so much. We of course don’t agree on many, many things. Why do these topics always come up? Help!

Three Rights Make a Left

Skin Moisturizer Contains WHAT? A few weeks ago, I talked about putting in a golf driving range in our cow pasture.

Saint Nick

It was one of those big Catholic churches. The chapel was enormous. The spire was tall enough to interfere with air traffic. Nobody builds them like the Catholics. I was meeting Father Ralph for an important appointment. He was waiting for me in the front pew.

How to Make a Charity a Beneficiary

Giving to charity can be a rewarding endeavor that makes a difference in the lives of people in need. Many people donate throughout their lives, and some people may want to impart a more lasting legacy by continuing to support a charity even after they have passed away.

Beware the Sweatshirt Bandit

My great great great grandfather, Henry Marion Stilwell, was a confederate soldier in the Civil War. At one point, he was captured in Vicksburg, Mississippi and held as a POW. That length of time is debatable, depending on which family elder you’ve cornered at a reunion.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, Eating well is my new goal. I don’t want to diet anymore. I don’t want to eat processed food anymore. I don’t want to NOT enjoy my food anymore. I do want to weigh less and feel better. Is it possible to have it all?