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#momguilt: Why are we all so mean to each other?

#momguilt: Why are we all so mean to each other?

Editor’s note: The author, Brooke McIntosh Crump, is a working mom in Mt. Gilead. Work/life balance is not a new concept and it is one that many struggle with. It’s not a problem exclusive to moms; dads also struggle with leaving work at the office. As much as she...
Small Business Center applauded in audit

Small Business Center applauded in audit

Above: Rebecca Spivey, new part-time employee in MCC’s Small Business Center. For the first time in more than eight years, the Small Business Center at Montgomery Community College underwent a state audit/program review in recent weeks to ensure that it’s supporting...
Review: How to get rich drawing cats

Review: How to get rich drawing cats

By Bob Tedder • Bernard “Hap” Kliban’s “Cat” was published in 1975 and although he died young thanks to his widow, the internet and the enduring subject of this book, his legacy survives. However, before visiting the website first immerse yourself in this small book...
Town hires firm to enforce codes

Town hires firm to enforce codes

We were perplexed by that fancy Alliance Code Enforcement pickup driving around town last week, so we checked them out on Facebook and learned they’re a private company that specializes in code enforcement for municipalities and homeowner associations, and that they’d...
Review: D-Day, simplified

Review: D-Day, simplified

By Bob Tedder (photo by Robert Capa) • There have been many books, monographs and commentaries on the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II. For those desiring a basic introduction to these events there is no better starting point than Bruce Bliven Jr.’s “The...