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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Harris Blackwood's column
A fond farewell to the world’s best neighbor
As neighbors go, I don't know that you could have had a better one than Claude Bagwell. He died last week at the age of 91. I don't know many men who legitimately wear the label Renaissance man, but Claude could and did. I don't know that he ever found an insurmountable mechanical challenge. He was one of those men with a plethora of skills. Over a half century ago, he made the prototype ...
Leaping past Romans, Germans, swallows and buzzards
This year is leap year, which means we have an extra day on the calendar. It happens this week.
Best funerals have fried chicken, a few surprises
I go to my fair share of funerals. Some of them are related to my work, others are folks I have known and cared for.
Judge love by the trash, not just Barry White
The folks at Amazon.com have released information they claim makes certain cities in the U.S. more romantic than others.
Some go pop, some soda, but I’m a Coke man
Someone on Facebook, the source of all things true, posted a map of a survey that determined what term folks apply to fizzy soft drinks.
The darkness has lifted, a brilliant mind restored
I am often asked if I have a favorite column among all of the hundreds I have written.
Pork chop, salad or diet dog food? Tough call
Getting old is not a sport for the faint of heart. To be honest, a faint heart is often one of the telltale signs of getting old. I am not my heart's best friend. Today, I enjoyed a pork chop that was close to 2 inches thick at a place called "This Little Piggy" (ironically, that is the same thought that comes to mind when I look at my jowly countenance in the mirror). It ...
A loving farewell to a small-town sheriff
LUDOWICI - The name Cecil Nobles is not a household word in most of Georgia, but if you asked folks around here, everybody knew him.
Young Harris grads made a mark on Ga.
In the 1950s, there was no Zell Miller Highway to zip folks from the Atlanta area to the mountains. There were two reasons for that: Zell had not been elected to anything and was not yet worthy of the designation and, secondly, nice paved four-lane highways were just starting to appear in the big city. It was 1956 before we started building the interstate highway system.
I once saw the future, but now it’s cloudy
I opened the mail the other day and found that a dear friend had sent me a newspaper clipping from 30 years ago.
Christmas memories always survive the letdown
There is something both sad and wonderful about Christmas Day. If you were expecting wonderful and magical things to happen on this day, it either did or it didn't.
To Mama, gold paint meant Christmas
We bought a can of gold spray paint this week. My mama would have been proud. I don't know if it is a Southern thing, but gold spray paint was as much a part of Christmas at our house as Santa and the reindeer. Mama thought certain homemade Christmas decorations looked better with a coating of gold. Most notably among them, pine cones. Mama painted many a pine cone and added a touch of silver ...
Choir memories: Head held high, toes to the floor
I've been singing in somebody's choir for most of my life. It all began when I was four at Beecher Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta. We wore fluffy little choir robes with a little bow on the front.
Shopping violence shouldn't be part of season of peace
I have a radio in my office that displays the names of the songs that are playing on the radio. One day this week, I had the sound turned off but the song titles were still there.
Jacobs put his best on the local airwaves
John Jacobs set a standard for giving back to his community that few will ever match. He went off to college and left to go to war. He came back a decorated war hero who wanted nothing more than to become a contributing citizen in his hometown. He succeeded well. There were a few eras of radio in Georgia. There was a handful of pioneering stations that signed on during the 1920s, as radio was ...
Articles by Section - Harris Blackwood's column
Sunglasses are a new everyday accessory
Years ago, I remember when stores had only one or two displays of sunglasses. One was usually Foster Grant and the other was Polaroid. It seems there were only a half dozen styles and a few colors.
Getting kicks on Route 66
WINSLOW, Ariz.- U.S. 66, better known as Route 66, was once called names like "The Mother Road" and "The Main Street of America."
Tales from potato country
BLACKFOOT, Idaho - All across the countryside are unique little museums paying tribute to one thing or another.
New name for children’s temper tantrums
The official name is now Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. We used to call it a temper tantrum.
Bear Bryant advised players to write home
College football coaches often find themselves being pitchmen for everything from soft drinks to pickup trucks.
Hail true to alma maters
The graduation season is upon us and with it comes songs we only hear at commencement exercises.
Mourn the loss of a college tradition
At just about every college you can think of, there is a tradition uniquely identified with the football team. Some of them are historic while others are almost hysterical.
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