by Ralphine Major | Dec 14, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major We wait the entire year to hear them. They bring us joy and comfort. Yet, it has been amazing at the lack of Christmas carols I have heard this year. And of all years, we need to hear them now. Even though our family is not attending in-person church...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 7, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “In the beginning of my second-class year which would be a college junior, I decided I did not want to make the Navy a career. I resigned near Thanksgiving in 1947 and went to Beckley (West Virginia) to work for my Dad in his store, Neville Maytag...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 30, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It may be the biggest test of discipline we have seen during this pandemic. At this writing, we are preparing for Thanksgiving, one of our nation’s most popular holidays. Gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving has been a...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major This year, the sports season has been altered. Due to COVID-19, seating capacity at sporting arenas and stadiums has been drastically limited. Schedules have been canceled or shortened. The usual games and events that usher in the Christmas season...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 16, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Fall———-Football———-Fun!!! It is one of the most exciting seasons of the school year. The best part of the Gibbs Eagles’ season may have come during the Gibbs High School (GHS) Homecoming 2020 activities. GHS...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major 2020 brought us the coronavirus pandemic. It brought a presidential election. On November 11, it brings us Veterans’ Day—the national holiday set aside to honor those who serve or have served in the armed forces. United States Army, United...
