CN+R Columns & Opinions

WACHS: Take a quick look; they’re going fast

Every older generation, no matter the period of history, seems to think the current younger generation is going to the dogs and is basically hopeless. My parents and their peers thought Little …

TROUTMAN: Cold hands, warm hearts

Garrison Keillor once claimed that God created the month of March in order that those who didn’t drink might experience the feeling of a hangover. The famous radio personality was referencing …

WACHS: Seven days or a week … all the same to Mama

A significant number of folks are, have been or soon will be infected with what we may delicately call “the Chatham County crud.” For some folks it’s more a full blown case of …

TROUTMAN: Big Hairy Audacious Prayers

Wandering and wondering through the stations, I found myself before a poster board labeled “BHAP: Big Hairy Audacious Prayers.” I chuckled. “Big hairy” conjures up a yeti! I bet a youth came up with this phrase!

WACHS: Who says Christmas has to end Dec. 25?

All the gifts are gone from under the tree and soon my better half will throw out the cedar tree our son cut from his pasture land and brought to our house so we could have a “real” tree …