Rhonda Humble
Publisher
My mother always said she couldn’t abide a liar. “Even if you murder someone,” she’d always admonish me. “Tell me the truth, and then we’ll handle the situation.”
I never questioned if my mom thought I was …
COLUMN: Growing old doesn’t mean changing styles
April 15, 2011 by 1 Comment
Rhonda Humble
Publisher
I’m getting a bit touchy about my age. A few associates have recently implied I might be on the downhill slide of middle age, but if they are trying to tell me something, I have decided not …
OPINION: On big shots and bumblebees
February 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Rhonda Humble
I miss the old days when it was okay to be an eccentric character. We seem to have lost something in our hodge-podge of politically correct earth tones.
My dad was an inveterate putterer. He came back …
OPINION: Tales from my bedside
August 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Rhonda Humble
Publisher
It’s an age-old question:
If a 200-year-old Oak tree growing 4-feet from your house falls, rips out your patio and lands on your new riding lawn mower, will you hear it?
Not necessarily, but the repercussions can …
OPINION: Debate unfashionable in age of sound bytes
August 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in The Gardner News in October 2004.
My dad used to pride himself on being able to debate any issue.
A self-educated man, he would read anything, and once a subject caught his …
OPINION: Tweeple don’t need RSS feeds for news
June 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Rhonda Humble
Guest Columnist
There’s not room in my head for anything else.
I think I have reached the tipping point where I’m becoming resistant to change. I’ve just learned to program my VCR, and now I’m expected to wire …
Column: Slow down; smell the weeds
June 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Rhonda Humble
Publisher
It’s always disconcerting to run across a rude or mean-spirited person, but if you work with the public, you know they are out there. Thankfully, they are in the minority.
There’s a difference between someone who is …
Opinion: Government mentally less like public service, more like big business
June 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This column first appeared in the Dec. 14, 2005, edition of The Gardner News
Government seems to have taken on a life of its own.
As opposed to being “by the people, for the people,” government entities — schools, counties, …
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