by Hometown Sevier | Jan 31, 2012 | Front Page, Life is Voluntary
While preparing to write my column this week, I was reminded by the calendar on my wall that today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I have written many stories about Dr. King over the years so I will not do that today. However, I do want to take this opportunity...
by Hometown Sevier | Jan 19, 2012 | Current News, Front Page, Life is Voluntary
During this election year, I am hearing some grumblings about the way delegates are awarded in our primaries and our Presidential Election to be held in November. One of the great “checks and balances” of the construction of our Country is our Electoral College and...
by Hometown Sevier | Jan 17, 2012 | Front Page, Life is Voluntary
By Henry Piarrot “I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” – Winston Churchill Over the years of writing the stories of hundreds of people, the topic of how the world has changed many...
by Hometown Sevier | Dec 13, 2011 | Current News, Front Page, Life is Voluntary
By Henry Piarrot “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” – Harry S. Truman The...
by Hometown Sevier | Dec 5, 2011 | Current News, Front Page, Life is Voluntary
By Henry Piarrot “If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?” – Stephen Levine, poet and author On October 28, 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana,...
by Hometown Sevier | Dec 5, 2011 | Current News, Events, Front Page, Life is Voluntary
One of our home town friends, Deborah Kret Shaw and her loving family, has recently suffered a devastating loss, her son Ryan passed away this past July at the tender age of 22. I knew Ryan through my sons and their band, all of them shared a love of music and it...