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Opinion

‘I’ll stick with Solomon’

During the recent sickness and passing of my father-in-law Bill Dickinson, his preacher-son Billy sent out a text to several of the family members expressing ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, September 6, 2019 6:27 pm

Columns

If you don’t suceed the first time, try again

About a decade ago, I heard the great motivational speaker Zig Ziglar tell a memorable story that contained a powerful lesson.  Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, August 30, 2019 8:00 pm

Columns

The whippin’ out behind the gym

With school just now cranking up, here’s a good lesson for the kiddos — and for some adults, too. Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Monday, August 19, 2019 6:09 pm

Columns

Blessings to the LHS class of ‘74

This weekend — while the rest of hometown LaGrange is hustling and bustling about — a hundred 60-something-year-olds who walked the halls of LaGrange High ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, August 9, 2019 7:15 pm

Columns

Motivation can come completely unexpectedly

I heard Mr. Zig Ziglar tell a story once that taught me a great deal about motivation — something that probably is more important than opportunities, ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, August 2, 2019 6:30 pm

Columns

The boys down at the Y have a bad weekend

We always hate to let a yarn linger from one week to the next, but some tales are worthy of the week’s wait. If you ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, July 26, 2019 8:52 pm

Columns

Hopin’ for a bad weekend for the boys down at the Y

As you know, I have a lifelong love-affair with basketball. I think when my biographer sits down to put my glad story into a book, ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:36 pm

Columns

The foul ball that was glory awaiting

Glory hovered just beyond my grasp. It was right there. In the words of Maxwell Smart, “I missed it by thiiiis much,” and he held ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, June 28, 2019 8:30 pm

Columns

Pass the best faith recipes along to a friend

I write to you today from Huntington Beach, California, just a stone’s throw from the Pacific Ocean. Every summer the amazin’ blonde and I take our ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 5:31 pm

Columns

Strengths, lamentably, don’t always override weaknesses

Summer is here, and all of the young men and women who have a reprieve from school for a few months will have a chance ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Monday, June 10, 2019 7:00 pm

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