R-T Columns

When my oldest son was 5, he started kindergarten. At the time, I was still teaching in the same building. We would load up in the car and off we’d…

Back when Bill Clinton was running for his first term in office, he visited St. Louis. I can’t remember the exact date, but I’m thinking it must have been summer…

By nature, I am a critical person. I like things neat and tidy, and I can always come up with a better or easier way of doing something. I often…

How many people have complained about the weather, lately? We really are never satisfied. It wouldn’t matter if winter and cold weather only lasted a few days. Someone would still…

I can often be accused of being a bit naive. Although I feel that I am a cautious, somewhat cynical person at times, I can certainly have the wool pulled…

Having a couple of warm days and smelling a hint of spring in the air got me thinking about doing laundry. Monday was the day my grandma did her “warsh.”…

I was listening to the radio the other night. The announcer was interviewing the mayor of Oklahoma City. At one time, Oklahoma City was one of the “fattest” cities in…

Our first really cold weather of the year has come, along with the moans and groans of the masses. At church on Sunday, I heard several folks say they were…