Opinion

Body GUEST COLUMNIST Recently, my wife and I joined some friends to attend our first “rock” concert since the COVID pandemic temporarily made fun illegal.

Body Juneteenth To the Editor, June 19th, 1865, is celebrated by many as the emancipation of slaves in the USA. According to records emancipation was granted in January of 1863 however the Civil War wasn’t over until April of 1865.

Body GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: We have read your column for many years. Two years ago, we bought property near the Red River in southern Oklahoma.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST The loss of learning each year during summer break is known by educators as the “summer slide”. It can take up to six weeks to regain summer learning loss when students return to class in August.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST It’s difficult to wrap my mind around it, but this will be my 20th Father’s Day as a father. All of those third Sundays in June have blurred together, but I certainly have warm memories of son Gideon’s everyday march toward adulthood.

Body GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I have two crape myrtle trees that got the black scale. I drenched them with Imidacloprid as per instructions.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST While the contours of President Biden’s re-election campaign have yet to come into focus, early signs imply leaning greatly on surrogates to shoulder the heavy burden of promoting the president’s record and engaging in aggressive negativity against his opponent.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST I shudder to imagine how Aunt Marie (God rest her soul) would react to today’s explosion of expectations for tipping.

Body The great commission Matthew is: 16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Body GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: Why do rose leaves turn yellow and brown? Looking at the one or two leaves in your photo it appears that droplets of water or some other sprays have been on the leaves when the sun was shining brightly.