Today's Opinions

I love the smell of fresh cut grass. To me, it carries the scent of watermelon, which always sends my brain to warm summer days and plenty of sunshine. Smell is the strongest memory trigger we have and that red fruit transforms me to childhood days of running through sprinklers and seed spitting contests. Summer isn’t here yet, but it is coming.
Two of my most favorite holidays are coming, too. Earth Day will be here on the 22nd and Arbor Day is close behind on the 26th. This year, I’ve gotten a head start on my festivities.

Stepping off the plane in Haiti, David Montgomery first smelled the trash.
“I’d been through some poor countries before, but when I hit Haiti, just the smell, the trash was everywhere, just like a tour of the landfill out here,” Montgomery said.
The Anderson County magistrate’s memories of all he’s done, seen and heard on the Caribbean island run together.
After 12 trips to Haiti in 14 years, it can be difficult to keep his timeline straight.

Patience. I’m pretty sure that’s what we all need right now.
It is the middle of April and while a decade into our future we may be planting at this date, climate change has not taken us there yet.
Our typical planting date here is right around Derby day. That does not mean that you can just sit around and wait.