letter to the editor
Trimnal's commentary is unfair to city workers
     I would like to take this time to respond to this letter from Katherine Trimnal [published in the May 5 edition of the
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commentary
Sorry, but the Post Office can't be trusted
By Warner M. Montgomery
     Six months ago, I wrote an Open Letter to our congressmen complaining about the poor service our subscribers were receiving from the Post Office. Congressmen Jim Clyburn and Joe Wilson sent my letter on to the Columbia Postmaster who called me saying, "Call them off! Call them off! I get the message
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Don't you dare try this at home
     It's springtime at the Outer Banks, and Yardley is enjoying a few days of vacation. It's 75 degrees, which is normal for this time of year, but the breeze is brisk, making it feel colder than it really is.
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commentary
Bad speakers do it to themselves
By Warner M. Montgomery
     "I'm not a good speaker," he said as he began his talk at a local club.
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letter to the editor
Friendliness flows in Columbia
     On March 31, I left my home in Florida to visit my father in West Virginia. I was passing through Columbia in the wee hours of the morning when the water hose on my car broke.
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Thirty-something speaks
Motherhood starts much earlier than fatherhood
Mike Maddock
     Something happens to women at conception far beyond any scientific explanation. A change occurs almost the instant a woman finds out she's expecting. She begins to protect and love something only she can feel, and she realizes much sooner than her husband that her life is not her own anymore. From t
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Mother's Day at the Waffle House
Mike Cox
     The two of us were at a Waffle House in Birmingham on Mother's Day, 1999. I still lived in the Magic City and The Woman Who's Garbage I Wasn't Yet Responsible For was in town for a visit.
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