Submission: Column by Gary M. Wisenbaker Back in 1958 William Burton parked his car in a parking facility owned and operated by the Wilmington (Delaware) Parking Authority. He thought it would be nice to grab…
Out of Thin Air: Paper Plane Poptarts
By Allison Spence I was driving down the highway when I heard, “I hold you mommy?” So I did what any parent should do and I pulled off the highway and held him. Since vacation…
Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho
By Allison Spence It's back to work I go. Hey, I’m alive! These past few weeks the Spence family has been on vacation and boy did we need it. While in Maine I realized something,…
How a Few Good Habits Can Change Everything
By Curt Fowler “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle Holy smokes. We are half-way through the year? How did six months fly by so fast? I did not accomplish…
Sacrifice and Choices
Today marks a new year for me as I turn 57 today. Yes, I am a “firework baby” and I did “come into the world with a bang” as it has been said. 😊 I thought it fitting…
New Frontiers: Questions About Quintuple Murder
NOTE: Adel News-Tribune Editor Charles Shiver is debuting his "New Frontiers" series on Valdosta Today with this examination of the recent Peacock mass murder that took place in 2016 as a veteran crime reporter. By…
Y’allywood v. Hollywood
OP-ED by Gary M. Wisenbaker In 280 B.C. the citizens of the Greek island of Rhodes erected the statute “Colossus of Rhodes”, one the Seven Wonders of the World at the time, to celebrate their…
A Little Self-Help for the Help
By Allison Spence Recently I’ve found myself in the self-help section of the library. Why is it called self help anyways? I wish it was titled “books that might help you in areas you struggle,”…
Your Mental Health Matters
VALDOSTA - May is Mental Health Awareness Month and paying attention to our mental health has become more of a thing in recent years than ever before. Why is that? Let me preface this blog by…