Almost three years to the day, I published the following two paragraphs . . . and let me say, the smackin’ frackin #@$%! moles never left. But, I am getting ahead of myself, and next week’s exciting conclusion to, Of Moles and Men! * * * For the first time EVER in the history of […]
Almost three years to the day, I published the following two paragraphs . . . and let me say, the smackin’ frackin #@$%! moles never left. But, I am getting ahead of myself, and next week’s exciting conclusion to, Of Moles and Men! * * * For the first time EVER in the history of […]
Asst. Publisher Foreclosures up. Unemployment up. And, for one area company, business is up and growing. In a time of gloom and doom, Glitz Salon offers a ray of hope and good news. They recently purchased a home, located off of Baldwin Road (between Seymour Lake and Stanton Roads), as their business headquarters. The 7,500 […]
What I miss the most about weekly column writing is interaction. I miss the connection, bond if you will, with readers. I have a folder full of thank you letters, cards and e-mails thoughtful readers have sent to me. It warms my heart to know something I created has touched another human’s soul. A columnist […]
There, I said it. And, I believe it, too. The communities within the Oxford Leader’s circulation are better places to live because there is a community newspaper here. Conversely, without a community newspaper Oxford would become the proverbial, brainwashed, robotic, non-dramatic (dare I say boring) Stepford. Why do I bring this up? Because there is […]
I recently read about ‘low tech marketing’s prince,? postcards. And, I got to pondering that bit of marketing prose, in relations to low-tech marketing’s king — community newspapers. There is no doubt, postcards are a great part of any marketing strategy employed by small businessfolk. Heck, we use them. We send out about 40,000 a […]
In recent weeks a scuttlebutt of sorts has run its course through town . . . be it that as it was, the straw which broke the proverbial camel’s hump, was an e-column your humble scribe penned. (Note to readers, you’ll notice other columns to click onto, two are columns I wrote, Can’t Ride the […]
As I sit at the computer and stare aimlessly into space, my throat is kinda dry. Through my mind’s eye I see a shriveled up tumbleweed rolling across a dusty street. And, although I feel like Gary Cooper at high noon, I hear the theme song from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, playing. There’s […]
As I write, my mind is racing. It wants to break loose with a razor sharp attack. It wants to stingingly write something from the hip, laying waste to those with closed minds. But, the new Zen-Don who sits on my right shoulder whispered into my ear. “Be a part of the solution. The solution […]
As the news has come in, only 23 percent of voters bothered to vote in the Oxford schools’ bond election. The districts attempt to extend a 7 mill bond for 10 years, fell in a ball of fire. Now is the time to get back in the saddle. It is time for the powers that […]