Opinion


The Grinch meets the Hope Dealer

What happens when the Grinch meets up with the Hope Dealer? It begins to feel a lot like Thanksgiving. I took a walk around downtown on Monday. It was a…


New way to eat a banana appeals to him

My father-in-law died. Tom Tappan. Down in Athens. Heart issues. A time bomb ticker. He was an ideal father-in-law. Super nice. Good sense of humor. Our politics matched. He was…





What’s the point? Abuse & control

We get incredible support from the community. Our family of donors, volunteers, pantry hosts, companies, and churches invest time each month to make sure food is available in pantries across…


One fateful day

It felt like an out-of-body experience when my neurologist breezed in a little over six years ago, and casually tossed the genetic test on the counter on that fateful day….


Another sixteen

Written by Dorothy Howard Adler 8/9/85 Was she 16? Or only 15? Maybe you should ask her. It was summer, the season for transparent apples and mowing. Auntie had purchased…