by Christine | May 18, 2020 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay” (Job 33:6)We all grow up somewhere and we all get used to those surroundings like it’s the only place on earth. The land forms a certain way. The contour is what we...
by Christine | Sep 10, 2020 | Welcome Column
To walk in amber glow while knowingglow in daylight means a devil ember in the wind and hither, not so far to yon,and on its own for all this red sky morn.Hear it whisper in it’s trickster voices:”I’ll be for the country roses bloomingyou know...
by Christine | Sep 9, 2010 | Welcome Column
Monday was Labor Day and it got me thinking about how the labor movement affected my life. My father worked most of his life at the American Smelting & Refining Company (ASARCO) lead refinery in the tiny village of Selby, just west of Crockett, where I grew up....
by Christine | Oct 6, 2014 | Welcome Column
Last fall, just about a year ago, I fired Regina from her Welcome columnist job. I had what I considered a good reason; she’d neglected to send me her essay for the month and she’d neglected to let me know it wouldn’t be sent. Now, the first offense isn’t really an...
by Christine | May 28, 2017 | Welcome Column
The other day, in response to a post examining issues of taste and breadth of vision in bluegrass I was accused of being a Yankee (guilty) and of bringing a Yankee sensibility to my analysis of what’s happening in bluegrass music (maybe not so guilty). The post,...
by Christine | Aug 21, 2018 | Welcome Column
The other day, in response to a post examining issues of taste and breadth of vision in bluegrass I was accused of being a Yankee (guilty) and of bringing a Yankee sensibility to my analysis of what’s happening in bluegrass music (maybe not so guilty). The post,...
