Columns

Doak Walker, where are you, man?
Fame is fleeting. I can prove it. You name an occupation where famous people congregate, and in the blink of an eye they’re history.
July 03, 2009 - By Jim Finley

Of dogs and fraud
A few days ago I found some papers on my desk that someone handed off to me after a local woman brought them it.
July 02, 2009 - By Jane Howard Lee

Perchance to sleep on a pallet
In a column last week I intended to focus on pallets, not porches.
July 01, 2009 - By Wanda Orton

Was writer crying wolf as a joke?
At first, I felt like the boy crying wolf. You remember him. Smart-alecky kid.
June 30, 2009 - By Jim Finley

Who’s the big winner?
First and foremost, congratulations to my 100th Facebook fan!
June 29, 2009 - By Luke Hales

Back in day, we cut n' pasted the hard way
Computer users know the term, cut and paste-– the process of pushing paragraphs and sentences around when writing or editing.
June 28, 2009 - By Wanda Orton

If the shrew fits
The Whatley Estate has been transformed, and all I knew about traversing its interior has to be re-learned using sound waves.
June 28, 2009 - Natalie Whatley

What to do with used printer cartridges
Now that I’ve opened up Cartridge World, I have a much better insight into the intricacies of printers and printer cartridges.
June 28, 2009 - By Aaron Barbee

Little kids deserve a cool name
LA PORTE – If there is one thing I know a lot about, it’s names. I can even spell most of them correctly.
June 26, 2009 - By Jim Finley

My shrimp is back
What a wonderful thing it is to regain something that you thought you’d lost.
June 25, 2009 - By Jane Howard Lee

Porches can be multi-purpose
Liz Carpenter, writing about her early years in Austin, described the sleeping porch where her family welcomed one and all.
June 24, 2009 - By Wanda Orton

‘Mr. Finley’ is now necessary
All right, all right! I admit it. I was wrong in the column I produced five years ago urging people to stop calling me “Mr. Finley.”
June 23, 2009 - By Jim Finley

Talking to a toddler
A belated Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, step-dads, adoptive dads, granddads, and other male role models out there. Hope you enjoy your tie/cologne/desk organizer/etc.
June 22, 2009 - By Luke Hales

Lessons learned from a child
I woke up this morning with a terrible backache. When I opened my eyes the source of my backache was obvious: there was a 35- pound toddler asleep on top of me.
June 22, 2009 - By Toni Lemon Russell

Watch on the rind in good ole' summertime
One of my favorite things about summer is the abundance of watermelons in stores and roadside stands.
June 21, 2009 - By Wanda Orton