Columns

Jim Adkins

Guest Columnist

The roar tore through the night air like the wail of a thousand banshees as the Mexican army swarmed toward the walls of the old mission. The cannons barked, spitting blistering fire and heavy iron balls at the Texan defenders atop the battlements of the Alamo. 

Jeneen Wiche

Weekend Gardener

Spring break from teaching at U of L falls conveniently during the week of St. Patrick’s Day; which is also my target date for planting onions and potatoes. I typically manage a mid-March planting but the condition of the soil is my primary concern. I will not start digging until the soil dries out and is considered workable.

Jake Bethel

Feature Writer

lifestyles@perry countynews.com

Millions of pieces of man-made debris – space junk – orbit the Earth as I begin to type this column. As your eyes dart from word to word, there are a myriad of objects, from portions of abandoned spacecrafts to tiny paint chips, traveling at 17,500 miles per hour around the planet.

HANNAH HUBERT

GUEST COLUMNIST

Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a series on workplace ethics. This one was written by Hannah Hubert, a Perry Central senior.

The vast majority of all challenges we may attempt to overcome in life cannot be accomplished without communication.  Effective communication not only helps us achieve our goals and work toward success, but also characterizes our ability to get along with others, and the amount of confidence we hold in ourselves.