By Sheila D. Nelson News reports have been telling us that Americans’ confidence in the economy jumped in May to a five-year high, lifted by a better outlook for hiring and business conditions. Such an increase suggests that consumers may keep boosting economic growth this year. The Conference Board, a New York-based private research group, [...]
By Sheila D. Nelson We all seem to be so busy these days! We don’t take time to eat breakfast, have evening meals as a family, or even READ! Over the past several years, it seems that many people never read anything just for pleasure. In addition, some never read a newspaper or any current [...]
By Sheila D. Nelson Ideally, vacations should be a time of taking time off work, traveling, and relaxing from the stress of our everyday, work-a-day world lives. But, according to a recent survey, vacations have become yet another source of stress for at least one out of four working Americans. This is not the traditional [...]
By Sheila D. Nelson Memorial Day is here, and people are excited! It is traditionally part of the long weekend that kicks off the summer season. Schools are closing for the summer, people are headed to the beaches and mountains or other favorite vacations spots in droves, to relax and many will get their first [...]
By Sheila D. Nelson Do you ever find yourself in a slump, feeling down when nothing is really wrong? Perhaps it is because you feel you have nothing to which you are looking forward. Think back to your childhood. Do you remember the first time you ordered something (a decoder ring, a subscription to a [...]
By Sheila D. Nelson The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce has, at the request of Town Council, assumed the management and leadership of the Pulaski Farmer’s Market. Re-named THE MARKETPLACE and moved to the historic Train Station, the first night was Tuesday, May 7, the first of 20 Tuesday evenings from 4 – 8 p.m. [...]
By Sheila D. Nelson I recently came across a saying on a smart phone that read: THINGS TO DO TODAY Get up Survive Go back to bed That struck me as very sad, and I reflected on it off and on for quite some time. I came to realize, however, that this describes the lives [...]
By Sheila D. Nelson People often wonder why there are so many Drug Take-Back events throughout the Country every year. Two were held in Pulaski County on Saturday, April 27: PCPC was at Food City in Pulaski and the Sheriff’s Department was at Dublin Wal-Mart. Results of a new, nationally projectable survey released by The [...]
“What is Wrong with all These People Doing these Random Acts of Violence?” By Sheila D. Nelson We have all heard, and perhaps said ourselves, this statement a lot in recent days. It seems that every day we hear or read about acts of violence – some are directed toward one or more people who [...]
“The Dash” By Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning..to the end. He noted that first came her date of birth And spoke the following date with tears, 1969-1994 But he said what [...]
