The Journal newspaper recently published an article from the Associated Press with a headline that read: U.S. Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits.

This opinion column is not going to be so much about my opinions as it is about me personally.

Although it’s early August and the temperatures remain in the 90s, the Tribble Center Special Needs Foundation is already making plans for the 2018 Christmas season. 

The air feels a little different today, doesn’t it?

Being a forester, I am very accustomed to being in the woods and knowing that bears, hogs and snakes exist. 

By now I think most realize the Pickens County Council has closed the recycling centers on Wednesdays and has added many days to the holiday schedule.

Willie: This is something I would like to get to Donald Trump, but I am not good with Twitter. Maybe some of your readers can help.

Written words are powerful, but not half as powerful as spoken words. 

Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark recently expressed frustration over the lack of free-agent signings during the past offseason. He added the owners’ unwillingness to fork out big money for big deals could eventually result in a strike when the collective bargaining agreement expires in three years.

You should know by now I’m not the type of person who is on time to anything.

There are things I have wondered about that probably aren’t worth the effort.

The addictions that come because of unresolved problems, unhappiness or stress is a topic we seldom think about and rarely talk about.  

Willie: One of your readers writes, “There are those who would do anything to destroy Trump,” while they would do anything to defend actions that two years ago would be considered appalling.

On Sunday morning, I was greeted by a man at church who I hadn’t seen in a long while. He told me, “You need to start writing that column again.”