NOTE: Here we post columns written by community members, city leaders and Flash staff. The opinions expressed in this section are not necessarily those held by The Flash Today. Contact information for each writer will be provided at the bottom of each column.
James and Frances Webster were born in 1920, were married in 1942 and bought their family home in 1947. When they paid off the 30 year note in 1977, they burned the mortgage and toasted […]
Test Your “Street Smarts” IQ: Do you… Jog or walk by yourself early in the morning or late at night when the streets are quite and deserted? Stuff your purse with cash, keys, credit cards, […]
Patriotism. One word with many connotations. Thumb through Webster’s Dictionary and you will find their definition: “love for or devotion to one’s country.” But what does that really mean? In the weeks to come, I […]
My brother, Mack and I got a pretty decent education when it came to outdoor activities with my father, Jim and Uncles Henry and David riding herd on two wild boys. Dad was always […]
The Flash asked me to write a biography a few weeks ago, and I kind of sat on it. I kept thinking, who would want to read about me? Everything that I do for the […]
Consider the following scenario: A monster with a loaded gun comes onto campus and begins blazing away at students. A heroic student with a loaded gun returns fire. The monster has made the campus most unsafe, to […]
This article is the second in a series examining what Medicare does and does not cover and why Medicare participants need additional coverage, through either Medigap policies or Medicare Advantage. This week’s article will address […]
Speaking from some experience it seems like the second your first child is born your life goes into fast forward. Then in the blink of an eye they are getting ready to walk across […]
I wasn’t surprised when someone commenting on last week’s column once again brought up Lowes’s decision not to come to Stephenville. Indeed, whenever economic development is discussed, the probability that Lowes will be mentioned is greater […]
Whatever it was that Mother Nature interpreted as efforts to fool her, deepest apologies are offered. The topic is broached only at summer’s end, when the torrid heat now is mostly a dismal memory. […]