May 12, 2006 RSS feed / Opinion/Crime

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. More...

It's not a criticism, it's an observation.

Mother's Day at the Waffle House

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. More...

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 More...

commentary

Sorry, but the Post Office can't be trusted

Six months ago, I wrote an Open Letter to our congressmen complaining about the poor service our subscribers were receiving from the Post Office. More...

commentary

Bad speakers do it to themselves

"I'm not a good speaker," he said as he began his talk at a local club. More...

Thirty-something speaks

Motherhood starts much earlier than fatherhood

Something happens to women at conception far beyond any scientific explanation. A change occurs almost the instant a woman finds out she's expecting. More...