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Sara's Column: Internet, technology not without risks

It’s no secret that I’m a geek. I love my gadgets, and I love finding new and streamlined functions of those gadgets. But I have to add a caveat to all that adoration: I’m not a fan of all the risks associated with much of the technology available today. As ...

Jared Felkins' Column: There are graduates then there these graduates

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." —Mahatma Gandhi Admittedly now, I was distracted a bit during my conversation with possibly the most put-together, smartest 18 year old I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. The young ...

Sara's Column: History comes alive through the people who lived it

My grandfather would have been 105 years old Saturday. When he passed away two years ago, it felt like the end of an era – and in a way, it was. I didn’t see him as often as I would have liked – daily life always seemed to supersede the trek from Tennessee to New Y...

Sara McManamy-Johnson's Column: A daughter ponders moms

A mother gives birth; a mom takes that screaming infant and somehow molds it into a good and moderately productive adult. Moms don’t get nearly enough credit or honor – sure, they have Mothers’ Day, but one day out of the year is a pretty paltry sum for those other 364 da...

Jared Felkins' Column: Losing touch with reality at the movies

“No matter what they're charging to get in, it's worth more to get out.”

Sara's Column: 5.3.13

I don’t pray nearly as much as I need to. I try to when I think about it, but all too often, I find myself bogged down in the hectic rush of day-to-day life. I’m ashamed to admit that, most of the time, my brain is so busy cycling through my to-do list that prayer never ...

Jared Felkins' Column: On anniversaries, softball and cheesy ninjas

Bryley Felkins, also known as Colby Jack Ninja, is a force to be reckoned with in any world, imaginary or otherwise. Her friend, Jerry, is also pictured (but your guess is a good as mine as to where.)

Confessions of a music fiend

I am a music fiend. As I type this column, my beloved Sony noise-canceling earbuds blare a Boston Pops Orchestra rendition of The Nutcracker’s Pas de Deux and block out everything but my computer screen and the music. My coworkers know by this point if they want my attention, ...

Joining in the fun for a good cause

Wilson County is blessed to be the home of so many charitable individuals. Tuesday at Pine Creek Golf Course, locals and celebrities gathered with a common goal - helping local children who might not otherwise have the opportunity to be able to open gifts on Christmas morning. More than 20...

Mary Hinds' Column: Lean in Lebanon may actually be fun

The good news is I made it to the last session of Lean in Lebanon, but it was touch and go there for a while. Last Thursday, I was feeling a bit out of sorts and, of course, started looking for excuses not to attend Lean in Lebanon. I had a city council budget meeting, my asthma was...