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Gas pumps are the new meeting places. I can remember when people simply pumped their gas and went on their merry way. But the higher prices rise, the more people seem compelled to talk about it -- especially to the person who's also going broke at a neighboring pump.
It's bad news for Adam Martin that he skipped out on Airborne School at Fort Benning. But I'd rather read that he was holed up with his girlfriend in Nevada than read another soldier's obituary.
On further review Not being able to attend Tuesday's reception, "A Celebration of Freedom," for John White was disappointing. But I learned that after the reception at Columbus Technical College, White would be speaking to a group of former inmates.
Despite the frenzy people in my profession continue to stir regarding the preachings of the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, I submit to you that somewhere there's a group of people who are thanking God for this man of the cloth.
I don't think I can be accused of speaking out of school if I say medical benefits are not what they used to be.
In January when I talked to John White, he was still getting accustomed to living outside prison walls.
One of the responses to the April 12 column, "Rules remain harsh," was from a person on the sex offender registry who said sex offenders are treated unconstitutionally. He wants the situation rectified.
Lawmakers across the country may be creating and revising laws they believe will make our children safe from those who would molest and abuse them.
When people get into trouble with the law, their way back to safe ground is often paved by supportive family and friends.
