Opinion





Nature vs. nurture

As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. Seeing my birth father’s sister, June, in the fall of 2015 was another lightning moment for…


Where do I file my complaint?

I heard some readers of the Hamilton County Reporter are having the newspaper email filtered by their service provider, Comcast. I wanted to reach out to Comcast to find the…



A rose in snow

We are in the eleventh hour of the hustle and bustle this Christmas season. We find ourselves scrambling to get last-minute gifts, work and school parties, holiday menus finalized, and…


When comfort & joy are found

And there in the dark of our Tampa living room with the thunder rolling … it begins to feel like Christmas. Not as I expected, but the tender mercies and…